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Merit commission to review court remand in firefighter Benjamin Renz disciplinary case
Summary
Legal counsel told the Muncie Fire Merit Commission that a Delaware County circuit court judge remanded the disciplinary proceeding for firefighter Benjamin Renz and flagged possible defects in the original investigation and an unnotarized complaint; commissioners voted to receive the court order and departmental filings for future action.
At the March 12 meeting of the Muncie Fire Merit Commission, legal counsel Mark Irvin told commissioners the Delaware County Circuit Court issued an order remanding the disciplinary proceeding involving firefighter Benjamin Renz back to the commission.
Irvin said the order, entered Feb. 18 by Judge Fike in cause no. 18CO42405PL0053, asked the commission to reconsider the matter and expressed concern about whether a proper investigation was conducted and that the original complaint was not notarized. Irvin said he had received two departmental filings — an affirmation…
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