Presley v. Board of County Commissioners

¶1 KAUGER, J.:

¶ 2 It is uncontested that failure to give raises to all county officers under 19 O.S. Supp.1998 § 180.74 will result in differing pay scales for mid-term elected officials and those officers beginning terms after the statute’s effective date of November 1, 1998. 1 The issue presented by the declaratory judgment action 2 is whether equal protection guarantees 3 are denied by the Okla. Const. art. 23, § 10 4 and 19 O.S. Supp.1993 § 180.77 5 prohibiting mid-term election salary increases for public officials. We hold that the constitutional and statutory provisions do not violate…