Municipality of Anchorage v. Higgins

OPINION

BURKE, Justice.

I

In January, 1983, Patrick Higgins was hired as Classification and Pay Manager in the Department of Human Resources for the Municipality of Anchorage. In that position, Higgins was a classified employee, entitled to all of the rights and protections guaranteed to such employees under the municipality’s personnel rules, which are contained in Title 3, Chapter 30 of the Anchorage Municipal Code (AMC). See AMC 3.30.005(M), .012. These include the rights to reasonable notice prior to termination, progressive discipline, and termination only for just cause.

On November 14,…