The Board of Commissioners of the County of Franklin, State of Missouri Tim Brinker, Presiding Commissioner Todd Boland, First District Commissioner Dave Hinson, Second District Commissioner and Angela Gibson, Auditor of the County of Franklin, State of Missouri v. Twentieth Judicial Circuit of the State of Missouri, by the Honorable I. I. Lamke, Presiding Judge

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE ) Opinion issued October 12, 2021 COUNTY OF FRANKLIN, STATE OF ) MISSOURI; TIM BRINKER, PRESIDING ) COMMISSIONER; TODD BOLAND, FIRST ) DISTRICT COMMISSIONER; DAVE HINSON, ) SECOND DISTRICT COMMISSIONER; and ) ANGELA GIBSON, AUDITOR OF THE ) COUNTY OF FRANKLIN, ) STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Appellants, ) ) v. ) No. SC99010 ) TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF THE ) STATE OF MISSOURI, BY THE ) HONORABLE I.I. LAMKE, PRESIDING ) JUDGE, ) ) Respondent. ) APPEAL FROM THE JUDICIAL FINANCE COMMISSION This case involves the Board of…