Vollstedt v. City of Stockton

Opinion

DAVIS, J.

Introduction

Appellant William Vollstedt, a permanent employee of respondent City of Stockton (hereafter, the City), was demoted from mechanical maintenance supervisor to mechanic. Following a two-day hearing, the City’s civil service commission (Commission) determined that the evidence was insufficient to support a finding that the demotion was proper. The Commission forwarded its advisory recommendation to the city manager (City Manager). Without reviewing the evidence presented at the hearing and without the benefit of a written statement of facts prepared by the Commission,…