Conway v. Board of the Police & Fire Commissioners

VERGERONT, PJ.

¶ 1. The Board of the Police and Fire Commissioners of the City of Madison and Fire Chief Debra Amesqua1 appeal the judgment of the circuit court declaring that the board's Rule 7.20 is void because it exceeded the board's authority under Wis. Stat. § 62.13(5) (1999-2000).2 Rule 7.20 permits hearing examiners, who are not necessarily members of the board, to conduct initial and evidentiary hearings in a case involving the suspension, reduction in rank, or removal of a subordinate police officer or firefighter. The board contends that the circuit court erred in its *168interpretation…