Martin v. Laporte

Cooper, Judge.

We granted this discretionary appeal from a superior court order affirming a decision of the Civil Service Board requiring appellant to take a one-year unpaid leave of absence.

Appellant was terminated from her position as an accountant with the City of Atlanta for excessive absenteeism, job abandonment, absence without leave and negligence in the performance of her job. She appealed her termination to the Civil Service Board, and the board converted appellant’s termination to a one-year leave of absence without pay for the period between June 26, 1989 and June 19, 1990.…