Crawford v. Jonesville Board of Fire Commissioners

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Saratoga County) to review a determination of respondents which found petitioner guilty of misconduct and suspended him from his employment for one year.

After a hearing, petitioner, a volunteer firefighter in the Jonesville Fire District, was found guilty of misconduct based upon his refusal to participate in sexual harassment training provided by the District. Petitioner concedes that he refused to participate in the training, but contends that the notice of charges served on him was…