Board of Lincoln County Comm'rs v. Nielander

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Abbott, J.:

This is an appeal from an injunction that permitted a board of county commissioners to fire a deputy sheriff and enjoined the sheriff to secure advance approval by the board of county commissioners for expenditures in excess of $250.

Jack Jackson, who resided in Salina, Kansas, was employed by Lincoln County Sheriff Wray Nielander as a part-time deputy from November 3, 2001, until January 1, 2002, at which time Jackson became a full-time deputy. The Board of Lincoln County Commissioners (Board) twice took action to discharge Jackson for the…