State Department of Revenue v. Wells

YATES, Judge.

On December 17, 1992, the State Department of Revenue terminated Rebecca Wells from her employment as chief of the budget and administration division. After an investigation, the Department found that Wells had made unauthorized disclosures of confidential taxpayer information to various officials outside the Department, in violation of the Department’s “Standards of Conduct.”

Wells appealed the Department’s decision to the State Personnel Board. A hearing was held, dining which the parties presented substantial oral testimony from numerous witnesses. The hearing officer concluded…