OTTO v. WRIGHT COUNTY

A16-1634.

899 N.W.2d 186 (2017)

Rebecca OTTO, in her official capacity as State Auditor of the State of Minnesota, Appellant, v. WRIGHT COUNTY, et al., Respondents, Ramsey County, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

Filed May 30, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph T. Dixon , Joseph J. Cassioppi , Pari I. McGarraugh , Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota (for appellant/cross-respondent Rebecca Otto).

Scott T. Anderson , John P. Edison , Elizabeth J. Vieira , Rupp, Anderson, Squires & Waldspurger, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota (for respondents/cross-appellants Wright County and Becker County).

John J. Choi , Ramsey County Attorney, Robert B. Roche , Assistant County Attorney, John T. Kelly , First Assistant County Attorney, St. Paul, Minnesota (for respondent/cross-appellant Ramsey County).

William Z. Pentelovitch , Michael C. McCarthy , Melissa Muro LaMere , Maslon LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Teresa J. Nelson , American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota (for Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota, Professor David Schultz, Growth & Justice, Honorable Jack Davies, and Jewish Community Action).

Erick G. Kaardal , Mohrman, Kaardal & Erickson, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota (for Amicus Curiae Association for Government Accountability).

Considered and decided by Bjorkman, Presiding Judge; Cleary, Chief Judge; and Peterson, Judge.


OPINION

This appeal is taken from a summary-judgment ruling rejecting the constitutional challenge to Minn. Stat. § 6.481, which requires counties to have an annual financial audit and permits counties to hire private certified public accounting (CPA) firms to conduct the audits. State Auditor Rebecca Otto contends...

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