Colfax Chief returns to duty after city civil service ruling

Colfax Police Chief Rick McNannay returned to duty Aug. 1 after being out of action for close to 10 months. McNannay was ordered to report for duty Aug. 1 by the Colfax Civil Service Commission after a two-hour session July 2. The board ruled in favor of McNannay’s appeal of his firing in January.

McNannay returned to a corner office in city hall which has been unused since he was placed on administrative leave with pay by Mayor Todd Vanek last October. He was subsequently fired Jan. 17, and he filed an appeal with the Civil Service Commission.

McNannay appealed, and the commission ruled in hi...