Lawson v. Shelby County Sheriff's Office

In Act No. 79-524, Ala. Acts 1979, which is the enabling act for the Shelby County Law Enforcement Personnel Board (“LEPB”), § 16 states, in part:

“The county sheriff or any supervisory employee to whom the sheriff has delegated such disciplinary powers may remove, discharge, suspend or demote any subordinate employee of the sheriffs office ....

“If any aggrieved employee is suspended for more than one day, removed, discharged, or demoted, he shall be entitled to a board hearing on such disciplinary action, upon written demand thereon within ten days of such action....

“.... Upon a hearing, the…