Armstead v. Sheahan

Defendants, Michael E Sheahan, sheriff of Cook County, and the Cook County Sheriffs Merit Board (Merit Board), appeal the circuit court’s reversal of a final administrative decision based upon a determination that the Merit Board lacked jurisdiction to issue the decision.

The undisputed facts establish that on February 26, 1993, the sheriff of Cook County (the Sheriff) instituted an employment policy that prohibited unlawful involvement with drugs; the presence of drugs or controlled substances or their metabolites in an employee’s system; the use of cannabis or nonprescribed controlled…