Clayton County Board of Commissioners v. Murphy

Blackwell, Justice.

The Clayton County Board of Commissioners and its individual members appeal from a writ of mandamus directing the County to give an unspecified job to Joseph Murphy, whom the County previously had employed as Assistant Director of its Department of Community Development. The Board contends, among other things, that the writ is premised on a misunderstanding and misapplication of the County’s civil service rules and regulations. We agree and reverse the grant of the writ.

As Assistant Director, Murphy was responsible for building inspections to ensure compliance with the…