DeMay v. Gomulka

Sometime during the year 1968, the petitioner, Charles DeMay, was appointed as Director of the Rodent Control Program of the City of Amsterdam. The program was a Federally sponsored one and had been undertaken by the city pursuant to an agreement with the Federal government which provided for 90% financial assistance to the city. Although later developments affected the original arrangement, the program was continued by the city and the petitioner continued to serve as its director. On April 24, 1971, the petitioner took a civil service examination for the position of Public Health Sanitarian…