Arizona Board of Regents v. State Department of Administration

OPINION

HATHAWAY, Chief Judge.

The Arizona Board of Regents (board) contests the trial court’s ruling that employees of the board are not exempt from Arizona’s Civil Service System. We agree and reverse.

Appellant is the governing body for Arizona’s three state universities. Title 15, Chapter 13, 6A A.R.S., establishes the board as a corporate body with various corporate and administrative powers. Since 1970, the organizational structure of the board’s corporate operation has consisted of four basic units: the board and its central staff plus the three universities— University of Arizona,…