Thursday, February 17, 2000
Lawsuit against village tossed
The Associated Press
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS — A judge has rejected an Arlington Heights councilman's lawsuit that accused the village of illegally appointing a police officer.
Councilman Roland Heyne Jr. sued in October, alleging that Arlington Heights and Police Chief Charles Huff illegally appointed Kenneth Harper, 20, to be a police officer in 1998. Mr. Heyne said state law requires officers to be at least 21.
He asked the Hamilton County Common Pleas Court to order village officials to rescind Mr. Harper's appointment.
Judge Robert Ruehlman on Monday granted the village's request to dismiss Mr. Heyne's lawsuit. Mr. Heyne intends to appeal the ruling, said his wife, Patricia Heyne.
Chief Huff said Wednesday he is pleased with the judge's ruling. Mr. Harper has been suspended without pay from the police force while the lawsuit was pending, but he will now be brought back into training as an auxiliary police officer, Chief Huff said.
The village of 1,100 people uses auxiliary officers to assist its regular police officers. Auxiliary officers are paid $8.24 an hour, compared with a regular officer's hourly wage of $12.21, Mr. Huff said.
The police chief said officers and marshals can be as young as 18.
Mr. Harper has said Mr. Heyne's lawsuit was a political maneuver. Mr. Harper is the son of Joseph Harper, who defeated Mr. Heyne in November in the mayoral election.
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