Patenaude v. Personnel Board

This is a petition for a writ of certiorari to review the action taken by the respondent board in connection with the instant petitioner’s appeal from her dismissal by the city’s finance director.

The record establishes that the respondent board created by article III, chap. 6, sec. 3-602 of the city’s home rule charter adopted November 4, 1952, consists of three members. The record further establishes.that when petitioner’s appeal from her dismissal by the city finance director was heard by the board, only two members thereof participated. At the conclusion of the hearing these members were…