WHITWER v. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

No. 15-1131.

897 N.W.2d 112 (2017)

Larry Shawn WHITWER, Appellee, v. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION OF the CITY OF SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed June 9, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Justin Vondrak , Assistant City Attorney, Sioux City, for appellant.

Jay E. Denne of Munger, Reinschmidt & Denne, LLP, Sioux City, for appellee.


This case requires us to determine the enforceability of a so-called "last-chance agreement" entered into by a civil service employee. After a municipal firefighter pled guilty to domestic abuse assault, the municipality offered to discipline him with a short suspension instead of terminating his employment. However, in exchange...

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