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PFC Procedure

By: Derek Hawkins//August 15, 2018//

PFC Procedure

By: Derek Hawkins//August 15, 2018//

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: State of Wisconsin Ex Rel. Curt Beck v. William Lamb, et al.

Case No.: 2017AP969

Officials: Neubauer, C.J., Gundrum and Hagedorn, JJ.

Focus: PFC Procedure

The City of Fond du Lac and its police chief, William Lamb, appeal from a judgment directing the reinstatement of one of its police officers, Curt Beck, who the City had discharged without following the Police and Fire Commission (PFC) procedure set forth in WIS. STAT. § 62.13(5) (2015-16). The City contends Beck waived the statutory PFC procedure when he previously settled a disciplinary matter involving allegations of dishonesty by entering into a “Last Chance Agreement” (LCA), a term of which replaced the PFC procedure with an alternative one for any future allegations of job-related dishonesty. We agree, concluding that Beck intentionally, knowingly, and explicitly relinquished the PFC procedure. We therefore reverse and remand.

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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