LIVINGSTON CTY. BD. OF SOCIAL SERVICES v. DSS

Docket No. 143740.

208 Mich. App. 402 (1995)

529 N.W.2d 308

LIVINGSTON COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES v. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided January 17, 1995, at 10:15 A.M.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clary, Nantz, Wood, Hoffius, Rankin & Cooper (by John H. Gretzinger), for the plaintiffs.

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Thomas L. Casey, Solicitor General, and John Wernet, Assistant Attorney General, for the defendant.

Before: MURPHY, P.J., and GRIFFIN and SAWYER, JJ.


GRIFFIN, J.

In this action for declaratory judgment, we are asked to determine whether the statutory selection procedures for the appointment of a county director of social services set forth in MCL 400.45(5); MSA 16.445(5) control over the administrative employment preference rules promulgated by the Michigan Civil Service Commission. We hold that the statute is constitutional and takes precedence over the administrative...

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