Board of County Commissioners v. Hendry

NANCE, L. CLAYTON, Associate Judge.

This is an appeal from a peremptory Writ of Mandamus entered against the Board of County Commissioners commanding them to issue the Sheriff funds to supplement his 1972/73 budget for salaries and expenses in light of F.S.A. 23.078, passed April 1972, effective July 1, 1972.

The Sheriff had prepared and certified his 1972/73 budget to the Board on June 29, 1972, which was approved and funded.

The Sheriff, by letter, September 26, 1972, requested a budget amendment as provided in F.S.A. 30.49(10). On October 3, 1972, the Board approved a partial supplemental…