SHEFFIELD v. GRAVES

Nos. 2009-CA-000338-MR, 2009-CA-001213-MR.

337 S.W.3d 634 (2010)

Teresa SHEFFIELD, Monroe County Clerk, Appellant, v. Wilber GRAVES, County Judge/Executive; and Monroe County Fiscal Court, Appellees. and David G. Jones, County Judge/Executive; and Ohio County Fiscal Court, Appellants, v. Bess T. Ralph, Ohio County Clerk, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied August 18, 2010.

Discretionary Review Denied by Supreme Court May 11, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julius Rather , (argued), Lexington, KY, for appellant Teresa Sheffield.

Lawrence H. Belanger , (argued), Louisville, KY, for appellees Wilber Graves, County Judge/Executive; and Monroe County Fiscal Court.

Stacey A. Blankenship , (argued), Paducah, KY, for appellants David G. Jones, Ohio County Judge/Executive; and Ohio County Fiscal Court.

Julius Rather , (argued), Lexington, KY, for appellee Bess T. Ralph.

Before NICKELL, STUMBO, and WINE, Judges.


OPINION

WINE, Judge:

These consolidated appeals are taken from judgments of the Monroe Circuit Court and the Ohio Circuit Court. At issue is the effect of amendments to Kentucky Revised Statutes ("KRS") 64.530(3) and 186.040(6) on the relationship between the fiscal courts and the county clerks. Teresa M. Sheffield, the Monroe County Clerk, and Bess T. Ralph, the Ohio County Clerk, filed suit against their respective county judge/executives and fiscal...

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