Eilers v. Civil Service Com'n of City of Burlington

CADY, Judge.

The Civil Service Commission of Burlington, Iowa appeals a district court’s ruling reversing its decision to suspend a Burlington police officer for misconduct. The district court dismissed all charges against the officer and ordered the matter expunged from his personnel file. We reverse the district court.

Around midnight on July 27, 1993, Burlington Police Captain Vernon Eilers was at home with his seventeen-year old son, Jay. The doorbell rang and Jay answered the door. A teenage boy, whom Eilers did not know, was outside the door. Jay put on his shoes, and went outside. Eilers…