Strauss v. Civil Service Commission

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

Effective December 23, 1973, the Philadelphia Fire Department (Department) dismissed Gilbert Strauss *562from his position as a city fireman for the following reasons: (1) being at home during his regularly scheduled tour of duty on May 11, 16, 22 and 29 of 1973 in violation of specification 4:01 of the Department Discipline Directive (Directive); (2) abruptly departing from a departmental inquiry into his activities before that inquiry was completed in violation of Section 10-110 of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter (Charter), 351 Pa. Code §10-110; (3) disregarding a…