Representative Kerry Burt comes back to town today as the Iowa Legislature convenes.
Burt was busted last year for OWI during the session and had his commercial driver's license revoked, which led him to be laid off from his job as a firefighter in Waterloo.
However, District Associate Judge Odell McGhee ruled police should have informed him, in addition to losing his driver's license, Burt could lose his commercial driver's license.
Because of that McGhee threw out the results of a breath test and Burt was reinstated as a firefighter.
An Ames city road-maintenance worker who was fired after a drunken-driving arrest was rightfully terminated, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled.
Justices upheld the firing of Steven Lewis, a former public works employee whose driver’s license was suspended for six months following his arrest on June 3, 2006.
Maintenance workers are required to hold a “class A” or “class B” commercial driver’s license to operate city trucks.
State Auditor Dave Vaudt alleges Burt gave an incorrect address on school registration forms that saved him $37,000 in unpaid tuition at the Malcolm Price Laboratory School.
Burt will stand trial next month for a drunk driving arrest that occurred during the legislative session.
I hope they use number 37139 for his mugshot ID, it would be apropos.
On the plus side, the one time firefighter and financial services advisor will get a chance to work on his new career thanks to Iowa Prison Industries.