City of East Liverpool v. Columbiana County Budget Commission

*138{¶ 1} The question presented by this case is whether the Columbiana County Budget Commission has authority to determine the length of time that the subdivisions that owe money to the city of East Liverpool have to repay the money. We find that the budget commission does not have such authority.

{¶ 2} The city of East Liverpool is attempting to recover money owed to it because it did not receive its proper share of the Undivided Local Government Fund (“ULGF”) and the Undivided Local Government Revenue Assistance Fund (“ULGRAF”) for the years 1998,1999, and 2000. East Liverpool failed to receive…