Jackson v. City of Blytheville Civil Service Commission

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

Appellant Stan Jackson appeals from an order granting summary judgment in favor of appellee City of Blytheville Civil Service Commission (Commission).1 We affirm the order.

In 1993, Stan Jackson was the Fire Chief for the City of Blytheville. In late 1993, Jackson chose to participate in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) for fire fighters. Jackson completed his participation in DROP and retired on November 1, 1998.2 On November 2, 1998, the Commission unanimously voted to rehire Jackson as the City’s Fire Chief. Jackson was rehired as Fire Chief on November 3,…