Legal Opinion
Civil Service Commission v. Iowa Civil Rights Commission
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided September 21, 1994No. 93-1001PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERNUS, Justice.
In this case we decide the extent to which a civil service commission may use age as a screening criterion in the hiring of police officers. James Montz was not allowed to compete for a position on the City of Esther-ville’s police force because of his age. He filed a complaint against the City and its civil service commission with the Iowa Civil Rights Commission (ICRC). The ICRC ruled that the City’s refusal to hire persons older than thirty-two as police officers violated Iowa’s civil rights statute, Iowa Code chapter 601A (1991). 1
On judicial review, the district court…
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