Collier v. New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board

I .WALTZER, Judge.

We granted certiorari in this civil service disciplinary case to review the order of the Civil Service Commission (“Commission”) that modified the suspension of an employee of the New Orleans Sewage and Water Board from 30 to 3 days.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Cornell Collier was suspended originally for 30 days following an incident in which he urinated in public while on duty. The original recommendation of the disciplinary committee was for a three-day suspension, but the Appointing Authority, the Executive Director of the Sewage and Water Board, extended the suspension to 30…