Guilford v. City of Buffalo

OPINION OF THE COURT

Joseph D. Mintz, J.

Petitioner brings this CPLR article 78 proceeding for his *1022reinstatement as a firefighter with the City of Buffalo Fire Department. Petitioner was terminated under article 14 of the collective bargaining agreement covering his employment with the City of Buffalo. Section 14.3 of that agreement provided: "Any member absent without leave for more than twenty (20) working days may have his employment terminated by the Department Head without a hearing. Such termination shall be final without recourse to the disciplinary procedures contained in the collective…