[1Old Pro]

You can’t just fire someone in the public sector. You need some major league evidence of wrongdoing.

[Cboldt]

I think this is a political patronage position, they get hired and fired all the time, for political and cronyism reasons.

[Uncle Miltie]

The Commissioner who Stood Down as ordered?

[morphing libertarian]

Chief positions are not usually regular civil service. So yes they can be fired.

[Tula Git]

You can’t just fire someone in the public sector. You need some major league evidence of wrongdoing.

There is...and it's the mayor.

She alone is totally responsible for issuing the directives that turned the situation into a nightmare. The feral thugs of Baltimore were given free reign.

[gleeaikin]

Certain high level appointments are not covered by Civil Service rules. In the federal government this would include Cabinet appointments.