Johnson v. Bexley Civil Service Commission

Although I concur in the opinion and judgment, some additional observations are pertinent.

First, the effect of the Bexley ordinance attempting to limit jurisdiction of the Bexley Civil Service Commission does not constitute an exercise of home-rule powers but, instead, an attempt to regulate civil service remedies of school district employees, a subject upon which the Bexley City Council has no power to legislate. The underlying issue, not raised by the parties, is whether the General Assembly may require a city to provide civil service commission services to a city school district. .

However,…