In Re Discharge of Burris Ex Rel. City Manager

Section 14 of Chapter 757 of the Session Laws of 1953 provides, among other things, that any employee in the classified service of the City of Asheville may be laid off, suspended or removed from employment, either by the City Manager or by the officer by whom appointed. An employee, when laid off or discharged, may, within five days of the time he received notice of his discharge, demand a written statement of the reasons therefor. Upon such demand, the officer who discharged the employee shall supply the person discharged and the Civil Service Board with a written statement of the reasons…