DeMarinis v. Hazleton Housing Authority

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson, Jr.,

Petitioner has filed an appeal to this Court from an adjudication and order of the State Civil Service Commission (Commission) sustaining a decision of the Housing Authority of the City of Hazleton (Authority) removing him for cause pursuant to Section 807(a) of the Civil Service Act, Act of August 5, 1941, P.L. 752, as amended, 71 P.S. §741.807(a). We affirm.

By letter dated July 21, 1977, the Authority dismissed petitioner, alleging seven separate grounds for cause which may be briefly summarized as negligence and incompetence in maintaining financial records,…