Ottawa County Clerk v. Ottawa County Board of Commissioners

The questions presented are whether the statutes provide that the county clerk or that a county controller shall (1) receive and review bills and invoices from creditors of the county, and process accounts payable of the county, and (2) prepare checks in payment of accounts payable and payroll checks for county employees. We conclude that the statutes do not mandate either that the clerk or a controller shall do so, but rather that it is the prerogative of the county board of commissioners to determine whether the clerk or a controller shall do so. We hold that it was within the authority of…