Zarko Sekerez v. Lake County Board

Zarko Sekerez filed a complaint in the Lake Superior Court seeking a declaratory judgment to determine whether the Lake County Board of Commissioners have authority to hire or appoint private engineers to inspect county bridges; whether the county surveyor may provide engineering services to private individuals during the time that he is being paid to perform his official duties as county surveyor; and whether any fees received by the county surveyor for private engineering work performed during the time that he should have been performing his official duties should be turned over to the county general fund. Before trial, defendants, Steve Manich, who is the Lake Cunty Surveyor, and the Lake County Board of Commissioners, filed motions for summary judgment with supporting affidavits and exhibits. After a hearing on their motions the trial court granted summary judgment in their favor: