25 April 2007

charles bryant v city of alexandria

The plaintiff, an employee of the City of Alexandria, requested that the Alexandria Civil Service Commission review his wages as an increase in the hourly wage received by certain employees resulted in him earning less than those under his supervision. The Civil Service Commission declined his request. Upon appeal to the Ninth Judicial District Court, the trial court reversed the Civil Service Commission’s determination and ordered that the plaintiff’s wages be raised by one pay step above those under his supervision. The City of Alexandria appeals. We reverse.

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Having reviewed the jurisprudence and relevant positive law in light of the facts of the plaintiff’s case, we find no authority by which the trial court could have intruded upon the City and Civil Service Commission’s role in administering its pay plan. Therefore, the trial court’s judgment is reversed. The decision of the Alexandria Civil Service Commission denying Mr. Bryant’s complaint is reinstated.
DECREE
For the foregoing reasons, the trial court’s judgment is reversed. The decision of the Alexandria Civil Service Commission denying Charles Bryant’s complaint is reinstated. All costs of this proceeding are assessed to Mr. Bryant.
REVERSED.
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