Legal Opinion
Bryan v. City of Des Moines
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided January 18, 1978No. 59861PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCORMICK, Justice.
This appeal involves a challenge by seven Des Moines police officers to educational requirements for promotion. In 1969 the Des Moines city council passed a resolution modifying job specifications by requiring one year of college for eligibility for promotion to police sergeant, lieutenant, and captain after January 1, 1974. Two years of college were to be required for promotion to captain after January 1, 1977. Plaintiffs brought this action in 1975 against the City and its civil service commission, seeking in-junctive relief from these educational requirements. The trial…
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