City of Akron v. Akron Westfield Community School District

Because the taxpayers end up paying for public obligations, set formalities are required for a binding governmental contract. Here those formal actions were not met by a city in its contract with a school district, so the trial court held the contract was void. Because the school district negotiated, entered, and acted on the contract in good faith, school district officials view the holding as unfair. It is however correct and we affirm.

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