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Jackson County Board of Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities v. Board of County Commissioners

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided February 21, 1990No. 89-320PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWright, J.

This case concerns the obligation of the Jackson County Commissioners to fund the operations of the Jackson County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. Appellant Jackson MRDD contends that R.C. 5126.05 requires appellee commissioners to appropriate funds for the agency from the county general fund. For' the reasons that follow, we disagree with appellant.

R.C. 5126.05, which lists the powers and duties of county MRDDs, concludes with the duty of county commissioners: “The board of county commissioners shall levy taxes and make appropriations sufficient to enable the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Cuyahoga County Bd. of Mental Retardation v. Cuyahoga County Bd. of Commrs.Ohio Supreme Court · 1975

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Istenes v. Lake County AuditorOhio Court of Appeals · 1994
  2. State Ex Rel. Cottrill v. Meigs County Board of Mental Retardation & Developmental DisabilitiesOhio Court of Appeals · 1993
  3. State Ex Rel. Cottrill v. Meigs County Board of Mental Retardation & Developmental DisabilitiesOhio Court of Appeals · 1993

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