§ 2-292. Powers and duties.

The board of fire and police commissioners shall have the powers and responsibilities conferred upon it pursuant to the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/1-1-1 et seq.) and further conferred upon it by law. In addition thereto, if any firefighter or police officer is found guilty of any written charges, after an opportunity to be heard in his own defense, the board of fire and police commissioners may demote any firefighter or police officer one rank and/or grade in pay from the rank and pay possessed by the firefighter or police officer at the time written charges were filed against him. The reduction in rank shall be indefinite; and the reduction in pay grade shall be for a specific period of time from the date of the ruling of the board.

(Code 1968, § 2-199; Code 1996, § 2-292)