City of Kenner Fire Department v. Municipal Fire & Police Civil Service Board of City of Kenner

[.WICKER, Judge.

This is an appeal of a district court judgment vacating a civil service board decision that mandated certain personnel assignment procedures for a municipal fire department. We affirm, although for different reasons than those assigned by the trial court.

The case originated when Michael Dunn, a fire fighter for the City of Kenner Fire Department, filed a written request for investigation with the Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board of the City of Kenner. He complained that the Fire Department had violated civil seiwice regulations by failing to fill the position of…