Opinion ID: 2547502
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: The District Properly Followed the Procedures Under Subsections (6) and (9)

Text: ¶ 42 Having determined that the District was not required to follow the requirements of subsections (2) and (3) because Oman was fired for cause, we now look to other subsections of section 104 to determine what requirements the District was required to follow when it terminated Oman. ¶ 43 Subsection (6) provides the procedural requirements that a district must follow if it intends to not renew or discontinue the contract of a career employee or to terminate a career or provisional employee's contract during the contract term. Utah code Ann. § 53A-8-104(6). By its plain language, subsection (6) applies to any termination, whether it is termination for unsatisfactory performance or termination for cause. Thus, the District was required to follow the requirements of subsection (6) when it fired Oman for cause. Additionally, subsection (9) provides that a district must give a written notice of suspension or final termination including findings of fact upon which the action is based if the suspension or termination is for cause. Id. § 53A-8-104(9). ¶ 44 Oman does not argue that the District failed to follow the procedures contained in subsections (6) and (9). Indeed, our review of the record shows that the District clearly fulfilled its obligations under these two sections. ¶ 45 Because the District was not obligated to follow the requirements of subsections (2) and (3) and because the District fulfilled the requirements of subsections (6) and (9), we conclude that the District did not violate UOSTPA. We therefore affirm the district court's grant of summary judgment to the District on this point.