State ex rel. State Tax Appeal Board v. Montana Board of Personnel Appeals

*367On an appeal from a job classification by the Montana Department of Administration, the Personnel Division of that department determined the employee, Vernon Miller, was entitled to a classification of his position as Grade 14. Miller’s employing state agency is the State Tax Appeal Board (STAB). A formal order directed to STAB requiring Miller’s reclassification was issued by the Board of Personnel Appeals (BPA) on March 30, 1977. On April 1, 1977, STAB petitioned BPA for a hearing. BPA refused STAB a hearing on the ground that it was not a party to the proceeding before BPA. STAB made…