.
(1)(a) An officer, employee, or member of a governing body of a county or a police interlocal
entity, whether elected or appointed, may not directly or indirectly coerce, command, or advise a merit
system officer to pay, lend, or contribute part of the officer's salary or compensation or anything else of
value to a party, committee, organization, agency, or person for political purpose.
(b) A county or police interlocal entity officer, employee, or member of a governing body, whether
elected or appointed, may not make or attempt to make a merit system officer's personnel status
dependent upon the officer's support or lack of support for a political party, committee, organization,
agency, or person engaged in a political activity.
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(2) Subsection (1)
{
(d)
}
does not apply to political speeches or use of mass
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(5) The commission may hear appeals regarding demotion, reduction in pay,
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suspension, or discharge of a merit system officer for any cause provided in Section
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{
17-30a-313
}
17-30a-402
.
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(11) In resolving an appeal, the commission may sustain
{
or
}
, modify, or
vacate a decision of
the
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appointing authority.
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17-30a-404. Appeal to
{
district court
}
Court of Appeals
-- Scope of review.
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{
(1) A party may appeal to the district court the commission's final decision regarding
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disciplinary charges under Section
17-30a-403
.
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(2) (a) The court:
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(i) shall conduct its review on the record of the hearing held by the commission; and
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(ii) may affirm or overturn the ruling.
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(b) The district court shall overturn the commission only if the commission's decision
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is arbitrary or capricious.
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(3) An appeal to the district court shall be made within 30 days after the commission's
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written decision.
}
(1) A person may appeal a final action or order of the commission to the Court of Appeals for
review.
(2) A person shall file a notice of appeal within 30 days of the issuance of the final action or order
of the commission.
(3) The Court of Appeals shall base its review on the record of the commission and for the
purpose of determining if the commission has abused its discretion or exceeded its authority.
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Section 32.
Section
17-30a-501
is enacted to read:
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