City of Helena v. Omholt

This action by the city of Helena and one of its police officers seeks a declaratory judgment against the state auditor prohibiting him from distributing monies appropriated by the 1967 state legislature in aid of city police reserve funds established under the Metropolitan Police Law. The district court of Lewis and Clark county entered judgment prohibiting distribution of any portion of the appropriated funds to any city not complying with the eligibility requirements contained in the appropriation bill, House Bill No. 557, specifically to those cities not withholding 5% of the salary of…