Halverstadt v. Department of Corrections, Division of Adult Services, Buena Vista Correctional Facility

Opinion by

Judge CASEBOLT.

The Department of Corrections, Division of Adult Services, Buena Vista Correctional Facility appeals the order of the State Personnel Board which affirmed that the layoff of Dale G. Halverstadt (complainant) was arbitrary, capricious, and contrary to law, and which awarded attorney fees to the complainant. We affirm the order in part and set it aside in part.

According to the findings of fact made by the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), in 1993, the General Assembly directed the department to reduce the number of chaplain positions from thirteen to five. The department…