Deale v. City of Richmond

by Judge Randall G. Johnson

This is an appeal by the former Program Manager of the Richmond Animal Shelter from a determination that her employment complaint does not qualify as a grievance under the city’s personnel rules. At issue is whether the city’s demotion of the employee, Selina Deale, is grievable. The court holds that it is.

By letter from the Acting Director of Public Health dated October 15, 1999, Deale was told she had three options: she could accept a demotion to the position of Administrative Analyst at an annual salary $13,000 less than her salary as Program Manager; she could…