Opinion ID: 1212672
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Temporary Employment

Text: It cannot be seriously urged that the appointment was temporary. Counsel asked the Chief these questions and received the following answers: Q... . Can you recall exactly what you told him his job would be and how long he would have his job? A. He would be second in command to me. Q. Second in command. For how long? A. I'd hope for the rest of my tenure here. Q. You assured him that as long as you had a job, he had a job? A. I had hoped that, yes. In his memorandum opinion, the trial judge observed: ... Mr. Levitt's employment was not temporary. Chief Hawk testified that Mr. Levitt was not on temporary leave of absence from Douglas; that he did not expect him to stay only 30 days; and that he would hope there would be `some legal means' of keeping Mr. Levitt as commander after 90 days. Mr. Levitt testified that he was assured that the `temporary job' would be permanent ... ... [I]t is obvious that the employment was not temporary, and even it it had been, compliance was not had with Section 15-5-109 [fn. 11 of this opinion] relating to provisional employment. (Bracketed matter supplied.) We agree with the trial court. The evidence supports the court's finding that the appointment was not temporary.