Planting v. Board of County Com'rs of Ada County

McFADDEN, Justice.

At their meeting on April 13, 1970, by order, the Board of County Commissioners of Ada County (hereinafter referred to as appellant) set the salary of the various county employees for the next ensuing two years. This action was taken pursuant to the then existing statute, I.C. § 31-3106. The salary of Clarence A. Planting, the respondent herein, who was serving as the Clerk of the District Court, ex-officio auditor, recorder, etc., was set at $12,500 per annum.

In 1971, the legislature amended I.C. § 31-3106 (S.L.1971, Ch. 110) to require the county commissioners of each…