Lewis v. CIVIL SVC. COM'N OF CITY OF AMES

STREIT, Justice.

Steven Lewis, a former civil service employee, argues the City of Ames arbitrarily terminated his employment. The city terminated Lewis from the public works department because Lewis’s driver’s license was suspended for six months after an arrest for operating while intoxicated. We uphold the termination because Lewis failed to maintain his driver’s license, which was required for his position.

I.Background Facts and Prior Proceedings.

Lewis was employed in the public works department, street operations division, of the City of Ames as a maintenance worker. He had worked for the…