Kennedy v. Board of County Commissioners

FISCHBACH, Judge.

In this wrongful discharge action, plaintiff, Les D. Kennedy, appeals the trial court’s summary judgment in favor of defendants, Board of County Commissioners of Adams County (the Board) and Robert L. Clifton, the County Administrator. We reverse.

Kennedy was discharged from his dual position with Adams County as Director of Emergency Preparedness/Safety and Director of Public Works effective May 12, 1986. In April, the Board had adopted a reorganization plan, allegedly designed to achieve financial cutbacks, in which Kennedy’s position and those of three other division…