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Friday, April 28, 2006

Ind. Courts - Lawsuit may impact Clark County budget

A story in the Louisville Courier Journal today by Alex Davis about the Clark County budget ends with this:

Another matter that could affect the budget is a lawsuit between the council and the county's four elected judges. The case, now before the Indiana Court of Appeals, could require the council to repay the judges hundreds of thousands of dollars in fee money that was appropriated in the county's 2005 and 2006 budgets.

The judges claim that the council didn't have the authority to use the fee money.

Nearly $48,000 has been appropriated this year for legal costs in the suit.

For background, see this ILB entry from March 8th.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on April 28, 2006 02:12 PM
Posted to Indiana Courts