Conway v. Board of the Police & Fire Commissioners of Madison

¶ 1. Lieutenant Joseph Conway, Jr., and the International Association of Firefighters, Local 311, AFL-CIO (hereinafter collectively referred to as Conway), seek review of a published court of appeals' decision that reversed a circuit court declaratory judgment. The Dane County Circuit *6Court held that Rule 7.20 of the Board of the Police and Fire Commissioners of the City of Madison (board) was void, declaring that the rule was in excess of the board's statutory authority.

¶ 2. We affirm the decision of the court of appeals and hold that the board had express statutory authority to adopt Rule…