Cavender v. DeKalb County Merit System Council

Shulman, Judge.

Appellant-Cavender, an officer in the DeKalb County Police Department, was terminated from employment for cause. Following Cavender’s unsuccessful appeal of his discharge to the DeKalb County Merit System Council, the superior court dismissed appellant’s petition for certiorari. We affirm.

1. By letter, appellant was formally notified of the grounds for termination. Essentially, appellant was charged with abusing sick leave privileges without cause or justification; creating scheduling and morale problems because of these excessive absences; and being unable to cope with…