Merritt v. Council Bluffs Civil Service Commission

OXBERGER, Chief Judge.

Appellant Council Bluffs Civil Service Commission (Commission) and appellee-cross-appellant Michael Merritt appeal from a district court judgment upholding the Commission’s determination that Merritt disobeyed orders to move to Iowa, but substituting a six-month suspension for the termination imposed by the police chief and Commission. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Appellee was hired as a Council Bluffs policeman on October 7, 1986. During orientation, appellee was informed that he had to become an “Iowa resident.” At that time appellee and his family lived in…