Wheeler v. County of Washington

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Dier, J.), entered December 19, 1997 in Washington County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review a determination of respondent reclassifying petitioner’s job classification to unclassified and terminating him from his position.

*903Respondent initially appointed petitioner to the position of Superintendent of Highways for a four-year term in 1987 and petitioner was reappointed to an additional four-year term, beginning on January 1, 1993. In 1991 his job title was changed to Superintendent of…