BOARD OF COUNTY COM'RS v. STATE

Nos. 97-166, 97-167.

971 P.2d 129 (1998)

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF the COUNTY OF PLATTE, Appellant (Defendant), v. STATE of Wyoming, ex rel., Donna YEADON, Appellee (Plaintiff). State of Wyoming, ex rel., Donna Yeadon, Appellant (Plaintiff), v. Board of County Commissioners of the County of Platte, Appellee (Defendant).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

December 22, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rex E. Johnson of Sherard, Sherard & Johnson, Wheatland, for Board of County Commissioners of County of Platte.

Eric M. Alden, Wheatland, for Donna Yeadon.

Before LEHMAN, C.J., and THOMAS, MACY, GOLDEN, and TAYLOR, JJ.


LEHMAN, Chief Justice.

Prior to the 1994 elections, the Board of County Commissioners of Platte County (Board) adopted a resolution by which it could, funds permitting, grant elected county officials cost of living adjustment (COLA) raises of up to 8 percent per year. In 1996, the Board voted to grant 5 percent COLA raises to all elected officials except the sheriff. Donna Yeadon, a Platte County citizen, sought a writ of...

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