[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as State ex rel. Ames v. Portage Cty. Bd. of Commrs., Slip Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-4663.]

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SLIP OPINION NO. 2022-OHIO-4663 THE STATE EX REL. AMES, APPELLANT, v. PORTAGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, APPELLEE. [Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as State ex rel. Ames v. Portage Cty. Bd. of Commrs., Slip Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-4663.] Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed on the authority of Ames v. Rootstown Twp. Bd. of Trustees. (No. 2021-1153―Submitted December 23, 2022―Decided December 27, 2022.) APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Portage County, Nos. 2020-P-0088 and 2020-P-0089, 2021-Ohio-3178. _________________ {¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed on the authority of Ames v. Rootstown Twp. Bd. of Trustees, __ Ohio St.3d __, 2022-Ohio-4605, __ N.E.3d __. SUPREME COURT OF OHIO

O’CONNOR, C.J., and FISCHER, DEWINE, DONNELLY, STEWART, and BRUNNER, JJ., concur. KENNEDY, J., dissents for the reasons set forth in Part I(B) of her dissenting opinion in Rootstown. _________________ Brian M. Ames, pro se. Victor V. Vigluicci, Portage County Prosecuting Attorney, and Timothy J. Piero, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee. _________________

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