STATE, EX REL. EVANS v. MOORE

No. 81-108.

69 Ohio St. 2d 88 (1982)

THE STATE, EX REL. EVANS, DIR., APPELLEE, v. MOORE, MAYOR, ET AL., APPELLANTS.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided January 27, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William J. Brown, attorney general, and Ms. Colleen K. Nissl, for appellee.

Mr. Robert J. Holland, city attorney, Messrs. Bricker & Eckler, Mr. Russell Leach, Mr. Michael J. Renner, Mr. Jerry E. Nathan and Mr. John W. Cook III, for appellants.

Messrs. Topper, Alloway, Goodman, DeLeone & Duffey, Mr. N. Victor Goodman and Mr. John J. Duffey, for Building and Construction Trades Council et al.


CELEBREZZE, C. J.

The critical issue in this case is whether the city may unilaterally exempt itself, pursuant to its local self-government or police powers2, from compliance with the prevailing wage law.

It is a fundamental principle of Ohio law that, pursuant to the "statewide concern" doctrine, a municipality may not, in the regulation of local matters, infringe on matters of general...

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