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Court Decisions - County Commissioners or Council Members

Court Decisions - County Commissioners or Council Members

  • Osborn v. Grant County, 130 Wn.2d 615, 926 P.2d 911 (1996)

    Discusses authority of board of county commissioners with respect to employment decisions of other independently elected county officials and role of the Prosecuting Attorney in advising and representing the county commissioners and other independent elected county officials and conflicts of interests issues raised. States that the county commissioners are the body that exercises county "powers" and adopts the official county position on legal issues.

  • State ex rel. Bain v. Clallam County Board of County Commissioners, 77 Wn.2d 542, 463 P.2d 617 (1970)

    Discusses the powers and duties of the county commissioners.

  • State ex rel. King County v. Superior Court, 33 Wn.2d 76, 204 P.2d 514 (1949)

    Discusses the powers and duties of county commissioners.

  • Smith v. Board of Commissioners, 48 Wn.App. 303 (1987)

    Discusses the power of county commissioners to create, alter or terminate employee positions.