Legal Opinion
Barrett v. Ross Township Civil Service Commission
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 26, 2012PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*552OPINION BY
Judge LEAVITT.
The Ross Township Civil Service Commission appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) reversing the Commission’s determination that Officers William Barrett and Benjamin Dripps (collectively, Officers) were ineligible to sit for a promotional examination because they had received “formal written reprimands” less than one year before the date of the examination. The trial court found that the letters sent to the Officers by their Police Chief were not intended to be formal reprimands of the type to disqualify them from sitting for…
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