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Board approves amendments to hearing rules giving chiefs expanded suspension authority
Summary
Rosemont commissioners approved changes to Section VI of the Board's Rules and Regulations to clarify suspension authority for Public Safety Chiefs and to permit suspensions up to 120 days without pay for officers found guilty; the minutes record the exact amended language.
The Village of Rosemont Board of Public Safety Commissioners voted to amend Section VI of its Rules and Procedure in the Conduct of Hearings Upon Charges. The minutes record the amended clauses, including: "5b. \"The Public Safety Chiefs shall have the right to suspend any officer under their command for a period not to exceed the maximum amount determined by statute. The Deputy Chief of a Division shall have the right to suspend any officer under their command for a period not to exceed three (3) days. The Public Safety Chiefs and Division Deputy Chiefs are not required to notify the Board when they suspend an officer. Any public safety officer who has been suspended may appeal to the Board for a review of the suspension within 24 hours after such suspension by filing notice of such appeal in writing with the Secretary of the Board.\""
Commissioner Grant Bailey moved to approve the amendments and Commissioner Rob Townley seconded; the minutes state simply "Motion carried." The minutes also record a change to subsection 8a to allow the Board to suspend an officer for up to 120 days without pay if found guilty. The amendment is recorded in the minutes as adopted; no dissent or roll-call tallies are provided.
