City of Jasper v. Civil Service Board of Jasper

THIGPEN, Judge.

The City of Jasper (City) appeals from the circuit court’s ruling upholding the decision of the Civil Service Board of the City of Jasper (Board) restoring Kenneth Burkett to his position as a police officer. The City argues on appeal that the Board erred in refusing to allow the City to conduct a voir dire examination of its members before its hearing to determine whether any of the members should be disqualified for bias against the City or in favor of Burkett. Additionally, the City argues that one witness’s testimony that, before any hearing, she overheard a Board member…