Owens v. Maze

OPINION

TACKETT, Judge:

Darryl Owens appeals from the judgment of the Jefferson Circuit Court, which entered summary judgment in favor of Appellees Irv Maze and others, in Owens’ action for declaratory judgment regarding the question of whether he would be entitled to receive his salary as county commissioner after the duties of the office are transferred to the new Jefferson County merged government at the beginning of 2003. Owens argued that the Kentucky Constitution, Section 161, prohibited the county from eliminating his salary, even though all of his duties were transferred to the new…