Does an employee who has resigned or retired from their position at the California Civil Service Board have jurisdiction to appeal their decision?

were to reverse the termination decision. The court consequently found that the employee's retirement did not divest the civil service board of jurisdiction to hear her appeal. (HallVillareal v. City of Fresno, supra, at p. 33, 125 Cal.Rptr.3d 376.) In further support of our holding in this case, we note that rule VII, sections 10 and 11 of the Personnel Rules similarly provides a procedure for employees who have resigned or retired to return to work.