Smith v. Pima County Law Enforcement Council

CAMERON, Chief Justice.

This is a petition for review by defendant Pima County Law Enforcement Merit System Council (hereinafter “the council”) of a decision of the Court of Appeals, Division Two, which reversed the ruling of the trial court holding that plaintiff James M. Smith was entitled to a hearing concerning his dismissal from employment.

We must answer three questions on appeal:

1. Was plaintiff Smith, at the time of his dismissal, a permanent employee of the Pima County Sheriff’s Department so as to be entitled to a hearing on the grounds for his dismissal?

2. Assuming that plaintiff…