Gasper v. Washington Twp., Unpublished Decision (7-15-2003)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Appellants, Washington Township and the Washington Township Board of Trustees (collectively, "the Township"), appeal from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas reversing the Township's decision to remove appellee, Robert Gasper, from his position as a lieutenant with the Washington Township Fire Department ("Fire Department").

{¶ 2} According to the record, appellee began as a firefighter with the Fire Department in 1978, ultimately being promoted to Training Officer in 1994 and House Captain in November 2000. In a meeting held on May 1, 2001 with Washington…