Personnel Commision v. Board of Education

Opinion

BOREN, J.

May the governing board of a merit system school district reduce the workweek of the district’s personnel director? After rehearing this question, we conclude that the district’s personnel commission alone, rather than its governing board, has the authority to appoint, supervise and determine the workweek of the personnel director. Accordingly, we affirm the trial court’s judgment ordering the Lynwood Board of Education to restore the personnel director of its school district to full-time status.

Facts

On April 26, 1988, the members of the Board of Education of the Lynwood…