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Troy Kleppe
v.
Fort Dodge Police Department and City of Fort Dodge, Iowa
Appellant
Troy Kleppe
Appellee
Fort Dodge Police Department and City of Fort Dodge, Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Judd Parker and Blake Parker
Attorney for the Appellee
Ryan A. Kehm and Mark R. Crimmins
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Webster County, Adria Kester, Judge. AFFIRMED. Heard by Tabor, P.J., and Mullins and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, P.J. (16 pages)
Troy Kleppe, a former public employee, appeals the grant of summary judgment to the Fort Dodge Police Department and the City of Fort Dodge (collectively, the “City”) on a wage claim under Iowa Code chapter 91A (2018). Kleppe claims he is owed overtime pay for work as a police canine handler and trainer. The district court found Kleppe failed to exhaust the administrative remedies under the public employees’ collective bargaining agreement (CBA). OPINION HOLDS: On our review, we find no error in the district court’s determination there were no issues of material fact and the City was entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Kleppe was obligated to exhaust the administrative procedures offered in the CBA and failed to do so. We affirm.