SALINA, Kan. (AP) — A judge has ruled that the Saline County Commission can’t eliminate four administrative positions while a court case proceeds.

The Salina Journal reports that Saline County Judge Jerome Hellmer issued a temporary restraining order Friday. The move came after the commission voted Tuesday to cut the administrative jobs for road and bridge, planning and the health departments, as well as County Administrator Rita Deister.

Three of the department jobs were to end Wednesday, but the ruling means they’ll continue for now. Commissioners also are seeking not to replace the health department director.

Attorney Bruce Wyatt argued in seeking the order that the commissioner was “incapable of making rational decisions.” He said eliminating the jobs would leave the county without professional management of a budget of more than $37 million.