Sanders v. City of Fort Smith

George Rose Smith, Justice.

This is a civil service proceeding arising from an attempt by the City Administrator of the city of Fort Smith to discharge the appellant, LaVerne Sanders, from his position as chief of the municipal fire department. Sanders had worked for the fire department for some 27 years and had been fire chief for several years. On October 29, 1969, the City Administrator notified Sanders by letter that he was dismissed from his position, for certain enumerated reasons. Sanders took the matter to the Civil Service Commission, presenting to that body only the legal issue of…