Court of Appeals of Oregon May 3, 2006, 0405-05273; A126193 (Belgarde v. Linn)

LANDAU, P.J.

Plaintiff, a taxpayer in Multnomah County, initiated this action against four Multnomah County Commissioners and two nonelected county officials for “unauthorized expenditure of public funds.” Plaintiff sought declaratory relief, damages, and a permanent injunction prohibiting defendants from expending public funds for the issuance of marriage licenses to same-sex couples.