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Vrana v. Augusta-Richmond County

Nothing places the plaintiff's voluntary demotion from county Deputy Chief Tax Appraiser to a non-managerial position within disciplinary procedures or gives the plaintiff a clear legal right to reinstatement or other relief.

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Linda Vrana sued Augusta-Richmond County and E. W. Reece, the County’s Chief Tax Appraiser, for mandamus relief, seeking reinstatement to her position as Deputy Chief Tax Appraiser. She also alleged a fraud claim against Reece. Following a bench trial, the trial court entered judgment in favor of the County and Reece. Vrana appeals, and for reasons that follow, we affirm. On appeal of a judgment entered after a bench trial, we construe the evidence favorably to the judgment, and we will not disturb the trial court’s factual findings if any evidence supports them.1 Viewed in this manner, the evidence shows that Reece became the Chief Tax Appraiser for the County Tax Assessor’s Office in August 2000. At that time, Vrana held one of the three Deputy Chief Tax Appraiser positions in the office.

Between August 2000 and December 2002, Reece initiated 13 disciplinary actions against Vrana for various infractions, including not following his instructions and not completing her work. Reece also found that Vrana’s overall job performance was poor, and although he counseled her about the performance issues, her work failed to improve and deteriorated in certain areas. In Reece’s view, Vrana was unable to function satisfactorily in a management position.

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