Gibson v. City of Trumann

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

Trumann is a city of the first class that has the mayor-council form of government. The council is composed of ten aldermen. In 1992, five of the aldermen voted in favor of an appropriation ordinance for the city’s fiscal year, and five voted against it. The mayor broke the tie by casting his vote in favor of the ordinance and declared that the ordinance was adopted. Appellant, L.D. Gibson, filed this suit for declaratory judgment and sought to have the mayor’s vote declared void, the ordinance declared invalid, and an injunction against any expenditures pursuant to…