Penksa v. Holtzman

CRAIG, President Judge.

In this municipal appeal, the Controller of Cambria County, Albert M. Penksa, Jr., appeals the decision of the Cambria County Court of Common Pleas which dismissed his complaint that the Cambria County Commissioners 1 improperly created the new positions of Purchasing Agent and Nursing Home Maintenance Supervisor without the approval of the Cambria County Salary Board. After careful review of The County Code 2 and applicable case law, we reverse the trial court and hold that the salary board, rather than the county commissioners, has the authority to create the new…