Gorman v. City of Haines

OPINION

Before BURKE, C.J., RABINOWITZ, MATTHEWS and COMPTON, JJ., and SOUTER, Judge.* SOUTER, Judge.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

On February 10, 1978, Jeffery Gorman was hired by the Haines police department under the federal Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) 29 U.S.C. §§ 801-999 (repealed 1982). As a CETA employee Gorman was classified as a temporary employee and was ineligible for benefits under the Alaska Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). Toward the end of April, 1978, he was offered a permanent, non-CETA position on the Haines police force by the city mayor, Gail Wallace,…