Carlucci v. DEMINGS

Kevin Carlucci and Susan Taylor challenge the trial court’s final summary judgment, ruling that General Order 328.0, as amended by Sheriff Beary, did not create a vested and enforceable contract entitling employees with twenty years of service with the Orange County Sheriffs Office (“OCSO”) to a fully paid lifetime health insurance policy. We affirm.

The OCSO employs general orders to provide employees with information and to establish internal guidelines and procedures. In 1998, Sheriff Beary 1 implemented a policy to defray the cost of health insurance for longer-tenured retirees by amending…