Ostwald v. City of Omaha

The appellant, Arnold J. Ostwald, Jr., was employed by the communications division, department of public safety, City of Omaha. On April 17,1984, he was suspended for a period of 15 days, pending termination of employment effective May 2, 1984.

Ostwald had worked as a senior communications operator with the 911 system run by the City of Omaha. The 911 system is considered a support agency of the Omaha Police Division. Specifically, his duties and responsibilities consisted of working an assigned position and overseeing the shift as a supervisor. More specifically, the 911 operators are…