Paulson v. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION OF CITY OF RENO

*42OPINION

By the Court,

Mowbray, J.:

Appellant, Paul Paulson, was employed by the Reno Police Department as Deputy Assistant Chief of Police. Early in 1969, Paulson inquired into the possibility of personally attending Northwestern University Traffic Institute Police Administration Training School. He applied for admission to the school and in August of 1971 met the necessary admission requirements.

As a prerequisite to attending the 9 months of classes, Paul-son was required to have an agreement with his employer that he would remain on the payroll and that his employer would pay the necessary…