Green v. Turner

DURRANT, Justice.

T1 The Morgan County Commission accused its clerk/auditor, Pauline M. Green, of failing to perform her statutorily mandated duties. The Commission hired an outside auditor to perform some of those duties. After conducting a public hearing, two of the three Morgan County Commissioners, Jan Turner and Michael McMillan, voted to "reduce" Green's salary by deducting the costs of hiring the outside auditor from Green's paychecks. Green petitioned for a writ of mandamus. The district court granted summary judgment in Green's favor, ordering the Commission to repay the amounts…