when he was unable to find any officer willing to take his place he went ahead without permission to the picnic.  About two weeks later he was involved with a squad car in an automobile accident while driving contrary to department regulations.  The squad car suffered damages of $475 in this accident.  This accident resulted in a three-day suspension.  Two months later he was involved in another accident with a squad car, again while driving in violation of department regulations.  This time he was given a thirty-day suspension.  While on suspension he received a written reprimand for failure to turn over confiscated property when requested by the property manager.  On January 16, 1979, he called the liaison officer in the PoliceDepartment and asked her to secure a continuance of a case where he was scheduled to appear as the prosecuting witness on the ground that he was sick and unable to appear.  When the police chief learned that instead of being sick at home, the plaintiff was working at the local airport, that officer discharged the plaintiff.


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The plaintiff appealed his discharge through the grievance procedure provided for all employees of the municipality.  In his grievance he made no complaint of his suspension, reprimand or denial of a transfer of shift.  A hearing on his grievance as filed was had, resulting in a final decision by the city manager sustaining the discharge.  The plaintiff then instituted this action.  He sought relief both under the