Flynn v. Board of Fire & Police Commissioners

Mr. JUSTICE GEORGE J. MORAN,

dissenting:

In my opinion the Board’s violation of its own rules deprived it of jurisdiction to dismiss appellant from his employment.

Article 5 of the “Rules and Regulations of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners, City of Harrisburg, Illinois” specifies the procedure that is to be followed by the Board in holding hearings on charges that are brought against a police officer. Section 2 of article 5 states:

“Notification of Charges. That Board shall cause notification in writing of such charges to be served personally upon the officer or fireman against whom…