Whittier v. Department of Health & Welfare

TROUT, Chief Justice.

Timothy Whittier (“Whittier”) was dismissed from his job as supervisor of the Health Resources Section of the Bureau of Vital Statistics in the Department of Health and Welfare. He appealed to the Idaho Personnel Commission, which affirmed the dismissal after an evidentiary hearing conducted before a hearing officer. The district court on review affirmed, and Whittier now appeals to this Court.

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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Whittier was employed by the'Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (“DHW”) from August 15,1995, until January 19,1998. In June of 1997, he accepted a…