Jagger v. Green

Citations

• 90 Kan. 153
• 133 P. 174
• 1913 Kan. LEXIS 178

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Cities — Field Man in Health Department — Not a City Officer. A field man of the department of health of the city of Kansas City is not an officer of the city but merely the holder of a subordinate position, and consequently his employment does not terminate with the term of office of the board of commissioners appointing him under section 88 of chapter 114 of the Laws of 1907.</p> <p>2. -Health Department — Field Man — Under Civil Service Regulations. The civil service act (Laws 1909, ch. 74, § 4), governs appointments to the position of field man in the department of health of the city of Kansas City, and that act withdraws civil service appointees from the operation of section 90 of chapter 114 of the Laws of 1907, which permits the board of commissioners of the city to remove the incumbent of any office or employment, at discretion, with or without cause.</p> <p>3. - Same. Since the position of field man in the health department is not an office, section 2 of article 15 of the constitution, which forbids the creation of any office the term of which is longer than four years, does not govern its tenure.</p>