Metropolitan Water Reclamation Dist. of Greater Chicago v. CIVIL SERVICE BD. OF METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DIST.

Plaintiffs, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (the District) and F.D. O’Brien, as director of personnel, appeal the trial court’s order affirming a determination by the Civil Service Board of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and its members (the Board). On appeal, the District argues that: (1) the Civil Service Board exceeded its authority by granting Suzan Zambrzycki additional compensation without a prior appropriation; (2) the Board exceeded its authority by awarding Zambrzycki back pay commensurate with a salary level to which she…