Opinion No. 53-76 (1976)

FILED 53

Mr. Jerome E. Brant County Counselor, Clay County 17 East Kansas Liberty, Missouri 64068

Dear Mr. Brant:

This is in response to your request for an opinion from this office as follows:

"May the County Court employ personnel, such as secretarial, clerical and administrative and establish a Data Processing Department under its control and employ personnel to staff that department?

"The County Court of Clay County, Missouri has of now employed secretarial, clerical and administrative assistants which have been hired and paid for out of federal government CETA funds. Clay County also has a…