Bryan Sullins, Kerri Sullins, and Charles E. Williams

Summary

The court affirmed summary judgment for the county, water authority, and county judge in an illegal-exaction action challenging a watershed-protection agreement. It held that the agreement concerned administrative implementation and enforcement of existing ordinances, was authorized under the Interlocal Agreement Act, and did not unlawfully delegate legislative or policymaking authority. The court also held that the statute did not require both contracting entities to possess independent authority to perform the services and that the agreement implicated county financial resources.