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ÔÔ€,ÔÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÔ€ÔÝ  ÝÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ7€̇XXdðdÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÓ  ÓÞ ÞÌà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌà@ àWESTERN€SECTION€AT€NASHVILLEÌà àà à€€€€______________________________________________ÌÌò òJ.H.€MOSER,€ó óÌÌà àAppellee,€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àDavidson€Chancery€No.€96„437„IIÌVs.à àà àà àà àà àà àà àC.A.€No.€01A01„9707„CH„00317ÌÌÙ€!Ùò òßR€/1.A1-j|^` à. `€€@ÿRßDEPARTMENT€OF€TRANSPORTATIONÌOF€THE€STATE€OF€TENNESSEE,ÌTENNESSEE€CIVIL€SERVICEÌCOMMISSION,€and€J.€BRUCE€SALTSMAN,ÌSR.,€in€his€Official€Capacity€as€CommissionerÌof€the€Tennessee€Department€of€Transportation,ÌÌó óà àAppellants.Ì____________________________________________________________________________ÌÌà@ àFROM€THE€DAVIDSON€COUNTY€CHANCERY€COURTÌà@ àTHE€HONORABLE€CAROL€L.€MCCOY,€CHANCELLORÌÌÌÌÌÌà@ àLarry€D.€Woods;€Woods€&€Woods€of€NashvilleÌà@ àFor€AppelleeÌÌà@ àJohn€Knox€Walkup,€Attorney€General€and€ReporterÌà@ àEugenie€B.€Whitesell,€Assistant€Attorney€GeneralÌà@ àFor€AppellantsÌÌÌÌÌà@ àò òòòAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDó óóóÌÌà@ àOpinion€filed:€ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àò òW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€W.S.ÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌALAN€E.€HIGHERS,€JUDGEÌÌHOLLY€KIRBY€LILARD,€JUDGEó óÌÓÓ›à àThis€appeal€involves€a€petition€of€Petitioner/Appellee€J.H.€Moser€(Moser)Ïfor€judicial€review€of€decisions€of€the€Tennessee€Civil€Service€CommissionÏ(CSC)€and€the€Tennessee€Department€of€Transportation€(DOT).Ìà@ àò òòòFactsóóó óÌà àMoser,€a€highway€maintenance€worker€employed€by€the€DOT€since€1987,Ïwas€transferred€from€Monroe€County€to€Knox€County€in€1995.€€Moserððs€jobÏclassification€was€not€altered.€€Following€the€guidelines€set€forth€in€T.C.A.€ðð€8„30„328€(1993)€and€Tenn.€œDepððt.›€œPersonnel›€œR.›€1120„11„.05€(1994),€Moser€filed€aÏgrievance€seeking€a€Level€IV€hearing€with€the€agency,€DOT,€alleging€that€theÏtransfer€was€motivated€by€his€political€beliefs.€€The€DOT€denied€his€request€forÍtransfer€back€to€Monroe€County,€reasoning€that€an€involuntary€transfer€of€lessÏthan€fifty€miles€is€not€a€grievable€matter€under€Tenn.€œDept.€Personnel›€œR.€1120„11„.07.›€€Moser€next€requested€a€Level€V€hearing€with€the€CSC.€€MoserÏcontended€that€he€was€entitled€to€a€hearing€under€statutory€and€constitutionalÏlaw€regardless€of€the€geographical€length€of€his€transfer.€€By€letter€dated€OctoberÏ30,€1995,€the€CSC€also€denied€Moserððs€request€for€a€hearing,€based€on€the€fiftyÏmile€transfer€rule.Ìà àMoser€filed€this€petition€for€judicial€review€in€Davidson€County€ChanceryÏCourt€on€February€8,€1996.€€Moser€sought€review€pursuant€to€the€UniformÏAdministrative€Procedures€Act€(UAPA),€T.C.A.€œðððð›€4„5„101€et€seq.€(1991€&ÏSupp.€1997),€or,€alternatively,€relief€pursuant€to€42€U.S.C.€ðððð€1983€et€seq..€€InÏMay€of€1996,€the€trial€court€granted€respondentsðð€Motion€for€Partial€DismissalÏand€dismissed€the€42€U.S.C.€ðð€1983€claim€without€prejudice.€€On€December€10,Ï1996,€the€trial€court€entered€an€order€remanding€the€matter€to€the€CSC€toÏallow€Moser€to€pursue€his€grievance€through€of€a€Level€V€hearing.€€The€trialÏcourt€found€that€Moser€was€entitled€to€a€hearing€pursuant€to€Tenn.€œDepððt.›ÏœPersonnel›€œR.›€1120„11„.07(9).€€From€this€order,€the€respondents€appeal.Ìà àOn€appeal,€the€respondents€contend€that€the€trial€court€did€not€haveÏjurisdiction€to€review€the€agenciesðð€decisions.€€Respondents€also€insist€that€theÍUAPA€does€not€afford€a€state€employee€the€right€to€grieve€a€transfer€of€lessÏthan€fifty€miles€even€if€the€employee€alleges€that€the€transfer€was€politicallyÏmotivated.Ìà@ àò òòòJudicial€Review€Pursuant€to€the€UAPAóóó óÌà àThe€UAPA€provides€two€methods€of€review€of€decisions€rendered€by€anÏagency:€1)€a€declaratory€judgment€proceeding€in€accordance€with€T.C.A.€ðð€4„5„225€(Supp.€1997);€and€2)€judicial€review€of€contested€cases€in€accordance€withÏT.C.A.€ðð€4„5„322€(Supp.€1997).€€ò òòòMorris€v.€Correctional€Enters.€of€Tenn.ó óóó,€No.Ï01A01„9612„CH„00543,€1997€WL€œ671988,›€*3„4€€(Tenn.€App.€Oct.€29,€1997).€ÏMoserððs€petition€was€brought€pursuant€to€the€latter€provision.€€In€bothÏinstances,€the€petition€shall€be€filed€in€chancery€court€of€Davidson€County.€ÏT.C.A.€ðððð€4„5„225€(a)€&€4„5„322€(b)(1).€€à àTennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€4„5„322€(a)(1)€provides€judicial€review€to€a€person€aggrieved€by€a€ð ðfinal€decision€inÏa€contested€case.ðð€€According€to€T.C.A.€ðð€8„30„328€(a)(7)(1993):ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àThe€final€step€of€this€grievance€procedure€for€regularÏemployees€shall€be€a€request€for€review€to€theÏcommission,€and€all€decisions€by€the€commissionÏupon€such€requests€for€review€shall€be€final.€.€.€.ÌÌÓÓœA›€ð ðcontested€caseðð€is€defined€as€follows:ÌÓÓœ›à8 àà8 àð ðContested€caseðð€means€a€proceeding,€including€aÏdeclaratory€proceeding,€in€which€the€legal€rights,Ïduties€or€privileges€of€a€party€are€required€by€anyÍòòstatute€or€constitutional€provisionóó€to€be€determined€by€anÏagency€after€an€opportunity€for€a€hearing.€.€.€.€ÌÌÓÓò òòòœId.ó óóó›€ðð€4„5„102€(3)€(1991)€(emphasis€added).€€Ìà àThe€respondents€contend€that€the€trial€court€did€not€have€jurisdiction€toÏreview€the€administrative€proceedings,€since€the€instant€case€does€not€qualify€asÏa€ð ðfinal€decision€in€a€contested€case.ðð€€ò òòòId.€ó óóóðð€4„5„322€(a)(1).€€ò òòòSee€id.ó óóó€ðð€4„5„102Ï(3).€€Ìà àThe€seminal€issue€is€the€grievability€of€Moserððs€complaint€and€as€to€theÏdispute€over€grievability,€the€rules€provide:€ð ðDisputes€over€grievability€may€beÏresolved€by€an€agencyððs€appointing€authority€or€by€the€Commissioner.€€The€CivilÏService€Commission€may€review€such€determination€and,€at€its€discretion,€takeÏwhatever€action€it€deems€appropriate.ðð€€Tenn.€Depððt.€Personnel.€R.€1120„11.09(3).€€Implicitly€such€a€final€decision€by€the€CSC€is€reviewable€pursuant€toÏthe€statute€because€the€resolution€of€the€issue€requires€a€determination€ofÏwhether€a€statutory,€regulatory,€or€constitutional€provision€entitles€Moser€to€aÏgrievance€hearing.Ìà@ àò òStatutory€and€Regulatory€Entitlementsó óÌà àThe€Tennessee€Civil€Service€Act,€T.C.A.€ðððð€8„30„101€et€seq.€(1993€&ÏSupp.€1997),€governs€the€conditions€of€employment€with€the€State€ofÏTennessee.€€The€Act€delegates€to€the€Department€of€Personnel€the€authority€toÍestablish€a€grievance€procedure.€€T.C.A.€ðððð€8„30„201€thru€205.€€The€CSC€wasÏformed€as€part€of€the€Department€of€Personnel,€T.C.A.€ðð€8„30„102,€and€givenÏthe€power€to€serve€as€the€ð ðfinal€step€in€the€grievance€procedureðð€for€stateÏemployees.€€ò òòòId.ó óóó€ðð€8„30„108€(2).Ìà àIn€accordance€with€authority€granted€under€T.C.A.€ðð€8„30„328€(a)(1),€theÏDepartment€of€Personnel€has€promulgated€rules€and€regulations€governing€theÏgrievance€process.€€œTennessee€Department€Personnel›€œRule›€1120„11„.07€lists€theÏfollowing€as€ð ðgrievable€mattersðð:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à(1)€Disciplinary€suspension€or€demotion.Ìà àà à(2)€Disciplinary€dismissal.Ìà8 àà8 à(3)€Involuntary€geographical€transfer€of€an€employeeÏmore€than€fifty€(50)€miles.€Ìà8 àà8 à(4)€Transfer€of€official€duty€station€more€than€fiftyÏ(50)€miles.Ìà8 àà8 à(5)€Non„compliance€with€an€approved€reduction€inÏforce€plan€by€an€appointing€authority.€Ìà8 àà8 à(6)€Prohibited€political€activity€as€outlined€in€òòT.C.A.ÏóóTitle€2,€Chapter€19€(ð ðLittle€Hatch€Actðð).Ìà8 àà8 à(7)€Coercion€of€an€employee€to€ð ðwaiveðð€his€right€toÏconsideration€on€a€certificate€of€eligibles.Ìà8 àà8 à(8)€Performance€evaluations€under€certainÏcircumstances€to€the€fourth€step.Ìà8 àà8 à(9)€Other€matters€within€the€discretion€or€control€ofÏthe€appointing€authority€or€the€Commission.ÌÌÓÓà àWe€first€decide€whether€the€trial€court€correctly€determined€thatÍsubsection€(9),€ð ðthe€catch„all,ðð€affords€Moser€a€right€to€a€hearing.× ƒ2 ××  ×€€The€trialÏcourtððs€order€cites€Tenn.€œDepððt.€Personnel›€œR.€1120„2„.13(1)(a),›€which€permits€anÏappointing€authority€to€transfer€an€employee€with€the€approval€of€theÏCommissioner€of€Personnel.€€The€trial€courtððs€order€also€cites€T.C.A.€ðð€8„30„221Ïfor€the€proposition€that€the€appointing€authority€and€the€Commissioner€mustÏbase€their€transfer€decisions€on€an€employeeððs€merit€rather€than€on€theÏemployeeððs€political€beliefs.€€Therefore,€the€trial€court€held€that€all€careerÏemployees€are€ð ðentitled€to€grieve€a€transfer€alleged€to€be€politically€motivated.ððÌà àRespondents€argue€for€a€more€narrow€interpretation€of€subsection€(9).€ÏRespondents€contend€that€the€purpose€of€the€provision€is€to€give€theÏappointing€authority€and€the€CSC€flexibility€to€consider€other€matters€to€beÏgrievable€solely€at€their€discretion.€€Respondents€maintain€that€the€fifty€mileÏradius€limitation€imposed€under€subsections€(3)€&€(4)€would€be€a€nullity€if€anÏemployee€is€entitled€to€a€hearing€for€òòanyóó€grievance€arising€from€an€action€takenÍwithin€the€control€and€discretion€of€an€appointing€authority.€€RespondentsÏfurther€contend€that€the€trial€courtððs€reliance€on€T.C.A.€ðð€8„30„201(a)€and€ðð€8„30„221€is€misplaced.€€According€to€the€respondents,€these€provisions€are€merelyÏdirectory€in€nature€and€do€not€confer€a€right€to€relief€under€the€grievanceÏprocedures.Ìà àThe€commissioner€of€personnel€has€the€duty€to€prescribe€rules€andÏregulations€for€the€administration€and€execution€of€the€personnel€statutoryÏprovision,€which€rules€shall€have€the€force€and€effect€of€law.€€T.C.A.€ðð€8„30„202Ï(a)(6)(A)€&€ðð€8„30„205.€€The€primary€rule€of€statutory€construction€is€that€theÏintention€of€the€legislative€body€must€prevail,€ò òòòDingman€v.€Harvelló óóó,€814€S.W.2dÏ362,€366€(Tenn.€App.€œ1991),›€œand›€this€intent€is€ascertained€primarily€from€theÏnatural€and€ordinary€meaning€of€the€language€used.€€ò òòòSteele€v.€Ft.€SandersÏAnesthesia€Group,€P.C.ó óóó,€897€S.W.2d€270,€280€(Tenn.€App.€1994).ÌÑ7€Ì„XXdðXXdð7Ñà àRespondents€assert€that€the€trial€court€interpreted€personnel€rule€1120„11„.07(9)€as€applying€to€the€actual€act€which€is€the€basis€of€the€grievance,€i.e.,ÏMoserððs€transfer.€€The€trial€courtððs€memorandum€and€order€states:€ð ðSince€theÏappointing€authority€makes€the€transfer€decisions,€and€such€decisions€may€notÏbe€based€on€politics,€any€employee€who€is€a€career€employee€is€entitled€to€grieveÏa€transfer€alleged€to€be€politically€motivated.ðð€€If€the€respondentsðð€assertion€isÍcorrect,€we€would€respectfully€disagree€with€the€trial€courtððs€interpretation.€ÏFirst,€we€note€that€Rule€œ1120„11„.07›€lists€specific€grievable€matters€followed€byÏsubsection€(9)€which€states€ð ðother€matters€within€the€discretion€or€control€ofÏthe€appointing€authority€or€commission.ðð€€It€seems€clear€that€subsection€(9)€isÏtalking€about€other€grievable€matters€and€not€discretionary€acts€on€the€part€ofÏthe€appointing€authority€in€performance€of€the€actual€act€which€is€the€basis€ofÏthe€grievance.€€This€is€made€even€more€clear€by€the€fact€that€Moserððs€transferÏwas€entirely€within€the€control€of€the€appointing€authority€with€approval€of€theÏCommissioner€of€Personnel.€The€commission€(CSC)€would€have€no€part€inÏmaking€such€a€decision.€€Yet,€subsection€(9)€provides€for€other€matters€withinÏthe€control€of€the€appointing€authority€òòor€the€commissionóó.€€Obviously,€theÏdiscretion€referred€to€is€not€the€discretion€in€the€original€act€which€created€theÏgrievance€but€is€a€catch„all€provision€to€allow€the€appointing€authority€or€theÏcommission,€depending€upon€who€is€called€upon€to€act,€to€determine€in€theirÏdiscretion€that€some€matters€not€specifically€set€out€in€the€rules€should€beÏgrievable.€€à àÌà àUnder€certain€circumstances,€there€could€be€an€abuse€of€discretion€onÏthe€part€of€the€appointing€authority€or€the€commission€in€making€aÏdetermination€of€whether€a€nonspecified€matter€is€grievable.€€Under€thoseÍcircumstances€we€believe€the€standard€to€measure€exercise€of€discretion€shouldÏbe€the€same€as€for€a€trial€court€in€the€performance€of€its€discretionary€duties.€ÏIn€ò òòòBallard€v.€Herzkeó óóó,€924€S.W.2d€652€(Tenn.€App.€1996),€our€Supreme€CourtÏsaid:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à€€€€€Discretion€denotes€the€absence€of€a€hard€and€fastÏrule.€€When€invoked€as€a€guide€for€judicial€action,€itÏrequires€that€the€trial€court€view€the€factualÏcircumstances€in€light€of€the€relevant€legal€principlesÏand€exercise€considered€discretion€before€reaching€aÏconclusion.€€Discretion€should€not€be€arbitrarilyÏexercised.€€The€applicable€facts€and€law€must€be€givenÏdue€consideration.€€An€appellate€court€should€notÏreverse€for€ð ðabuse€of€discretionðð€a€discretionaryÏjudgment€of€a€trial€court€unless€it€affirmativelyÏappears€that€the€trial€courtððs€decision€was€against€theÏlogic€or€reasoning,€and€caused€an€injustice€or€injury€toÏthe€party€complaining.€€ÌÌò òòòIdó óóó.€at€661€(citations€omitted).ÌÌÑ7€Ì„XXdðXXdð7ÑÓÓà àThe€trial€court€correctly€noted€that€state€agencies€are€prohibited€fromÏbasing€employment€decisions€on€the€political€beliefs€of€employees.€€T.C.A.€ðð€8„30„201€(a)€&€ðð€œ8„30„221.€€Respondents›€contend€that€these€statutory€provisionsÏdo€not€entitle€an€employee€to€challenge€the€personnel€action€under€theÏgrievance€procedure€outlined€in€UAPA.€€We€must€respectfully€disagree.Ìà àA€state€employee,€after€completing€a€probationary€period,€has€a€propertyÏright€in€his€or€her€position.€€T.C.A.€ðð€8„30„331€(1993).€€This€property€rightÍcould€reasonably€be€construed€to€include€the€geographical€location€of€theÏemployment.Ìà àMoser€contends€that€he€has€a€property€interest€in€employment€inÏMonroe€County,€and€that€the€transfer€without€a€hearing€violated€hisÏconstitutional€due€process€rights.€€In€ò òòòRutan€v.€Republican€Party€of€Illinoisó óóó,€497ÏU.S.€62,€110€S.Ct.€2729,€111€L.Ed.2d€52€(1990),€the€Supreme€Court€held:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à€€€€We€therefore€determine€that€promotions,€transfers,Ïand€recalls€after€layoff€based€on€political€affiliation€orÏsupport€are€an€impermissible€infringement€on€theÏFirst€Amendment€rights€of€public€employees.ÌÌò òòòIdó óóó.€497€U.S.€at€75,€110€S.Ct.€at€2737.ÌÌÓÓà àThe€record€in€this€case€reflects€that€Moser€was€not€afforded€minimumÏdue€process.€€The€Commissioner€did€not€properly€exercise€its€discretion€underÏpersonnel€rule€œ1120„11„.07(9).›€€Under€the€peculiar€facts€of€this€case,€MoserÏshould€have€been€granted€a€grievance€hearing€pursuant€to€this€rule.Ìà àAccordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed,€and€the€case€isÏremanded€to€the€Civil€Service€Commission€for€proceedings€consistent€with€thisÏopinion.€€Costs€of€the€appeal€are€assessed€against€the€respondents.€€WeÏpretermit€Moserððs€alternative€issues.ÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà àà à_________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àò òW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€W.S.ó óÌÌò òCONCUR:ÌÌœ____________________________________›ÌALAN€E.€HIGHERS,€JUDGEó óÌÌò ò____________________________________ÌHOLLY€KIRBY€LILLARD,€JUDGEó óœ