Hird v. City of Salisbury

BYRNES, Judge.

This appeal presents the question whether a written order of a police chief increasing a hearing board’s recommended disciplinary penalty against a law enforcement officer is final, for purposes of circuit court review, before the chief has met with the officer and allowed her to be heard on the record, as required by statute. We hold that such an order is not final.

FACTS

Police Officer Latasha Hird, appellant, joined the City of Salisbury Police Department in May, 1995. Three months later, on August 24, 1995, another officer on the force filed a written complaint against Officer…