Teamsters Local Union No. 421 v. City of Dubuque

CADY, Justice.

This appeal from a declaratory judgment requires us to decide whether a city snowplow operator is a “critical municipal employee” under a statute allowing cities to impose reasonable residency restrictions on such employees. The district court determined that the city snowplow operator was a critical employee and was subject to the municipal residency restriction. The court of appeals reversed. Upon our review, we agree with the district court. We vacate the decision of the court of appeals and affirm the district court judgment.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings

In 1980, the…