In re Johnson

Judge CUFF

(temporarily assigned) delivered the opinion of the Court.

At issue in this appeal is the reclassification of the tasks performed by a prosecutor’s agent. The prosecutor’s agent title is in the unclassified service. A person appointed to that position performs tasks assigned by the prosecutor and selves at the pleasure of the prosecutor. Responding to complaints about the proliferation of prosecutor’s agent appointments in various counties, the Civil Service Commission (Commission) commenced an examination of the job responsibilities of recent appointees. In spite of assurances that…