Coffin v. Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control

HERRMANN, Chief Justice:

In these consolidated appeals, we have the questions (1) whether a party may file a cross-appeal more than 30 days after a decision of the State Personnel Commission; *194and (2) whether the Commission has the power to modify the action of an appointing authority demoting an employee.

I

Both appeals arise from the same events: In June, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Control (“Department”) demoted the appellant David Coffin 'from the position of Park Superintendent of the Trap Pond State Park to the position of Labor Foreman III, based on findings that…