Smith v. Bd. of Sup'rs of Des Moines County

LARSON, Justice.

The defendant board of supervisors of Des Moines County adopted an ordinance creating procedures for the centralized purchase of supplies by county officials. The ordinance required officials to make recommendations to a central-purchasing director concerning the nature, specifications, and quantity of needed supplies. It also provided that a violation of its terms would be a simple misdemeanor.

Plaintiff Donald Smith, who was then the clerk of the district court, filed a petition for declaratory judgment, Iowa R.Civ.P. 261, challenging the legality of the ordinance and asking…