Bardsley v. Colorado Department of Public Safety-Division of Disaster Emergency Services

Opinion by

Judge CRISWELL.

Complainants, all of whom are former certified state employees of the Division of Disaster Emergency Services (DODES), appeal from the decision of the State Personnel Board that approved the order of an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) in the nature of a summary judgment, dismissing the complainants’ petition for relief. That petition asserted, inter alia, that the Governor had violated Colo. Const, art. XII, § 13, by abolishing DODES and by transferring its functions from the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to a new office, the Office of Emergency Management (OEM),…