Medina ex rel. Jocke v. Medina

Citations

• 2021 Ohio 4353

Syllabus

The trial court did not err in entering summary judgment for the City of Medina on a taxpayer complaint for injunctive relief to enjoin the City's performance under a contract authorized by two ordinances. The first ordinance authorized Medina's mayor to enter into a cost-sharing agreement with the Medina County Board of Commissioners for the planning of a proposed joint courthouse. The second ordinance amended the first primarily by increasing the amount authorized to be paid under the cost-sharing agreement. Even if the Medina City Council improperly passed the first ordinance as an emergency measure, it took effect in due course as a regular ordinance. De novo review reveals no substantive or procedural defect invalidating either of the two ordinances. Finally, the present appeal has not been rendered moot by events that transpired after the two ordinances were enacted. Judgment affirmed.