Austin Mensen
v.
Cedar Rapids Civil Service Commission
Appellant
Austin Mensen
Appellee
Cedar Rapids Civil Service Commission
Attorney for the Appellant
Skylar J. Limkemann
Attorney for the Appellee
Elizabeth D. Jacobi
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Linn County, Fae Hoover Grinde, Judge. AFFIRMED. Heard by Bower, C.J., and Schumacher and Ahlers, JJ. Opinion by Schumacher, J. (14 pages)
Austin Mensen appeals his termination from the Cedar Rapids Police Department, which was upheld by the Cedar Rapids Civil Service Commission (the Commission). He claims the Commission failed to provide sufficient written findings of fact and conclusions of law supporting its decision. He also alleges his termination was arbitrary. OPINION HOLDS: We find that existing law does not require a municipal civil service commission to provide its findings of fact with any level of specificity. Additionally, Mensen did not preserve his claim that termination was arbitrary, and even if he had, termination was not arbitrary. We affirm.
