Section 486-17a, General Code (Section 143.27, Revised Code), gives a police officer the right of appeal to the Court of Common Pleas from a decision of a civil service commission affirming his removal. There is no specific statutory authority for such an appeal from a decision of a civil service commission ordering a demotion of a police officer instead of removal. For the purpose of...
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