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International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 1366 v. City of Cedar Falls
International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 1366, Petitioner-Appellee,
vs.
City of Cedar Falls, Respondent-Appellant,
and
Iowa Public Relations Board, Respondent.
Attorney for Appellant
Andrew Tice
Attorney for Appellee
David Ricksecker (pro hac vice) and Matthew D. Purushotham (pro hac vice)
Mark T. Hedberg
Attorney for Respondent
Breanne A. Stoltze, Assistant Solicitor General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Joseph Seidlin, Judge. AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED AND REMANDED. Heard by Tabor, C.J., and Chicchelly and Sandy, JJ. Opinion by Sandy, J. (17 pages)
The City of Cedar Falls appeals the district court’s ruling granting International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 1366’s petition for judicial review of a remedy order issued by the Iowa Public Employment Relations Board (PERB). On appeal, the city argues (1) the district court applied an incorrect standard of review to PERB’s action in this case and (2) did not give the appropriate level of deference typically afforded agency actions. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the ruling of the district court, finding (1) PERB’s action in this case violated Iowa Code section 17A.19(10)(i) (2023) and (2) the district court gave the appropriate amount of deference in reviewing PERB’s action. We remand to the district court with instructions to remand to the Iowa Employment Appeal Board for purposes of fashioning a remedy consistent with this opinion.
