Conn. Agencies Regs. § 51-275a-14.2 - Hearing of removal proceedings

(a) Proceedings for Removal shall be considered at a hearing to be conducted by the Commission.

(b) The employee who is the subject of disciplinary charges may be represented by himself or by counsel whom he designates.

(c)

(1) Where the proceedings for removal were initiated following a recommendation for removal by the Chief State's Attorney, or the appropriate State's Attorney, the disciplinary case against the employee shall be presented by the Chief State's Attorney, the appropriate State's Attorney, or their designees.

(c)

(2) Where the charges were initiated by the Commission on its own motion, the case against the employee shall be presented by a person or persons designated by the Commission.

(d) Following the initiation of removal proceedings, and the designation of the person or persons who will present the case against the employee, the Commission shall have no communication regarding the disciplinary case with any party or his representative except upon notice and opportunity for all parties to participate.

(e) The parties to proceedings for removal are the employee who is the subject of the charges and the authority recommending removal unless the authority recommending removal is the Commission in which case the parties shall be the employee who is the subject of the charges and the person or persons designated by the Commission to present the case against the employee.

(f) The person or persons presenting the case against the employee has the burden of going forward and of establishing by a preponderance of the evidence that there is just cause for removing the employee.

Notes

Conn. Agencies Regs. § 51-275a-14.2

Effective September 17, 1987