STATE EX REL. PELL v. CITY OF WESTLAKE

No. 80-487.

64 Ohio St. 2d 360 (1980)

THE STATE, EX REL. PELL, APPELLANT, v. CITY OF WESTLAKE ET AL., APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 30, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Dennis F. Butler and Mr. John P. Butler, for appellant.

Mr. Bernard J. Niehaus, director of law, for appellees.


Per Curiam.

The threshold question is whether appellant is the sole person eligible for the promotion to the position of sergeant. We begin the analysis by recognizing that the charter of a city, as approved by the residents of that city, represents the framework within which the city government must operate. Cleveland, ex rel. Neelon, v. Locher (1971), 25 Ohio St.2d 49.

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