State of Missouri ex inf. Charles J. Dykhouse, Boone County Counselor in his Official Capacity v. City of Columbia, Missouri

Charles J. Dykhouse filed a petition in quo warranto, purportedly in his capacity as Boone County Counselor, seeking to oust the City of Columbia from engaging in any tax increment financing (TIP) projects for a minimum of five years. Dyk-house' argued that, while engaged in previous TIF projects, City violated the statutory reporting requirements for municipalities engaging in TIFs and, therefore, lost its authority to continue engaging in TIF projects by operation of law. Despite numerous objections, writ petitions, and dispositive motions from City arguing that Dykhouse lacked authority to…