In re 1980 Budget of the Circuit Court of St. Louis County

St. Louis County, in this original proceeding, has filed a “Petition for Review” as authorized in State ex rel. Weinstein v. St. Louis County, 451 S.W.2d 99 (Mo. banc 1970), wherein it challenges the reasonableness of certain items in the budget submitted by the Circuit Court of said county for the year 1980.

*11Complaint is directed specifically to that portion of the budget estimate which provides for eleven new employees to perform various clerical duties in the office of the Circuit Clerk. The county approved one additional employee and rejected ten others. In State ex rel. Judges, etc. v.…