Tising v. State Personnel Board of State of Colorado

Opinion by

Judge RULAND.

Complainants, three former certified state employees of the University of Southern Colorado (USC), seek review of a decision by the Colorado State Personnel Board approving termination of their employment. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

This appeal results from a protracted series of hearings and appeals originating in 1985 when the complainants were terminated in connection with a reorganization of the USC police department. As part of the reorganization, USC contracted with a private firm to provide campus security guards.

■ In the initial review of the Board’s…