Perry v. Board of Franklin County Comm'rs

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Nuss, J.;

This case concerns the relationship between an elected county official and her county. After the Franklin County Board of County Commissioners passed a resolution assigning the preparation of county employees’ payroll to the newly created Human Resources Department, Shari Perry, the county clerk, sought declaratory and injunctive relief. She claimed the resolution was contrary to state law, void, and unenforceable because payroll preparation was her statutory duty. Perry appeals the district court’s granting of summaiy judgment to the county.

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