§ 15-5-112 — Retention of positions; discharge; grounds and procedure; retirement of firemen

Wyoming § 15-5-112

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 15: Cities and Towns
• Ch. 5: FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS
• Art. 1: CIVIL SERVICE

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(a) All persons occupying positions affected by this
article may retain their positions until discharged or reduced
in grade under its provisions.
(b) Discharge from a department, or reduction in grade or
compensation, or both, may be made for any cause, not political
or religious, which will promote the efficiency of the service,
on written notice and specifications filed with the commission
and served upon the person affected by the authority requesting
the discharge or reduction. The person whose discharge or
reduction is sought is allowed a reasonable time to answer the
charges in writing and demand a hearing. The commission, after
hearing or investigation, shall determine whether the reason for
discharge or reduction is sufficient and established. Except as
otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section no person
may be discharged or reduced in pay or rank without consent of
the commission after a hearing, unless the action is pursuant to
a classification program under W.S. 15-5-106. A copy of the
specifications, notice, answer, consent and order of discharge
or reduction are a part of the public records of the commission.
(c) In the case of a police department:
(i) A chief of police or his representative, after
written notice, may suspend any regular employee without pay for
disciplinary purposes. The chief or his representative shall
file with the commission, on or before the effective date of the
suspension, a written statement of the causes for such action;
(ii) A chief of police or his acting chief may
discharge or reduce in grade any employee if he considers that
the good of the service will be served thereby. Any employee
who is discharged or reduced in grade has the right to answer in
writing the statement of the chief as to the cause for his
discharge or reduction in grade, as the case may be, and to file
this and any other affidavits and exhibits in support of his
statement with the commission.
(d) If any person in the fire department becomes sixty
(60) years of age, the commission shall order that person
retired from further service. However, if the person can pass
annual mental and physical qualifications tests set by a
physician chosen by the commission and governing body and given
at no cost to the employee, he may be retained until he becomes
sixty-five (65) years of age.