Livingston County Board of Social Services v. Department of Social Services

In this action for declaratory judgment, we are asked to determine whether the statutory selection procedures for the appointment of a county director of social services set forth in MCL 400.45(5); MSA 16.445(5) control over the administrative employment preference rules promulgated by the Michigan Civil Service Commis sion. We hold that the statute is constitutional and takes precedence over the administrative rules.

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The relevant facts are not in dispute. In 1991, the Department of Social Services eliminated several central office administrative positions in Lansing that had position…