Opinion ID: 1935647
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Heading: johnson and matala

Text: The decisions of this court lend additional support to the view that § 1-1502(8)(B) encompasses most personnel matters. In Matala v. Washington, supra , a police officer petitioned this court for review of the decision of the Metropolitan Police Special Trial Board to fine him for misconduct. We dismissed the petition because the agency proceedings related to the effect of the officer's misconduct on his employment status and therefore involved his tenure as an employee. We noted that the officer's tenure would certainly have been affected if he had been discharged as a result of the misconduct and that it would be incongruous to hold that the right to statutory judicial review depends on the type of penalty. Id. at 128. In Johnson v. Board of Appeals & Review, supra , former members of the United States Park Service sought review of a decision of the Police and Firemen's Retirement Board denying them certain retirement benefits. We held that the issue of what kind of pension, if any, to which a public employee is entitled, is not a matter involving employee tenure. We further indicated that an agency proceeding involves employee selection or tenure when the manner or means of holding or retaining public office are at issue. Id. at 568. In other words, Johnson suggests that the exclusion applies whenever a proceeding involves personnel decisions such as whether a person should be hired, dismissed or transferred. [3] In Johnson, the tenure exclusion from this court's contested case jurisdiction was inapplicable because the agency's decision involved post-employment matters.