Misskelley v. Carroll County

BARNES, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Cooper P. “Pete” Misskelley is the former warden of the Carroll County/Montgomery County Correctional Facility. When Misskelley became physically disabled and unable to perform his duties as warden, he requested his accrued catastrophic leave, a benefit granted by language contained in the correctional facility’s personnel policy handbook. His accrued leave totaled 275 days. 1 However, the Board of Supervisors of Carroll County (the Board) approved only fifty-two days of catastrophic leave; the remaining 223 days were considered “creditable service” to his…