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HomeCasesSecond-Series21ASR2dLeiato v. Personnel Advisory Bd.,
TOLEAFOA T.V. LEIATO, Appellant v. PERSONNEL ADVISORY BOARD of AMERICAN SAMOA GOVERNMENT, Appellee High Court of American Samoa Appellate Division AP No. 15-90 April 29, 1992
__________ An agency's head may only reassign an employee involuntarily with the concurrence of the Director of Human Resources and with a finding that the reassignment be in the best interests of the government; failure to follow the regulatory standard is arbitrary and an error of law. A.S.C.A. § 4.1044(6); A.S.A.C. § 4.0804(b). ASG regulations which set out those situations in which non-competitive procedures are applicable do not supersede the mandatory statutory requirement relating to the utilization of an applicant supply-file system for the hiring and promotion of government employees. A.S.C.A. §§ 7.0204(b), 7.0205(b), 7.0206; A.S.A.C. § 4.0303(b). The Attorney General's Office may not simultaneously act as both counsel and legal advisor to a government agency. A.S.C.A. § 4.1034. [21ASR2d26]
Counsel: For Appellant, Togiola T .A. Tulafono For Appellee, Arthur Ripley, Jr., Assistant Attorney General
[Appellant's] reassignment. ..was legally done in accordance with Section 4.0804 entitled "Involuntary Reassignment, " ASAC. This section empowers any agency head/Director to move any employee involuntarily, without the right of appeal, provided that no reduction in grade or rate of compensation is involved.
[n]o officer, employee, or agent engaged in the performance of any investigative or prosecuting function of an agency in a contested case may, in that ...case, participate or advise in any final or recommended agency decision.
3. The term "agency" includes government departments. See A.S.A.C. § 4.0209. Cases