City of Lancaster v. Public Employees Retirement System

This appeal arises out of a complaint filed December 27, 1985, by plaintiff-appellant, city of Lancaster, against defendant-appellee, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio (“PERS”), seeking a judgment declaring that the city of Lancaster owed no delinquency to the PERS on two certain employee accounts and further seeking injunctive relief enjoining defendant-appellee James P. Reed, the Fairfield County Auditor, from withholding and transferring to the PERS certain funds due to the city of Lancaster.

Prior to the complaint being filed, on November 21, 1985, the PERS by letter requested…