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ÔÔ€ÔÝ  ÝÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ7€6XXdìdÈ7ÑÙ€!ÙßR€*,%A1-j|` ç `€€@ÿRß›Þ ÞÌà@ àò òIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌà0 àà àà@ àMIDDLE€SECTIONÌÌó óÌò òDON€PARIS,à àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àPlaintiff/Appellantà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)ÌVERSUSà àà àà àà àà à)à àNO.€01A01„9702„CH„00054Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌCITY€OF€LEBANONà àà àà à)à àWilson€Co.€Chancery€No.€9950ÌPERSONNEL€REVIEW€BOARD,à àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àDefendant/Appelleeà àà à)ÌÌÌà@ àòòÔ€¼ÔO€€P€€I€€N€€I€€O€€NÔ€XÔóóÌÌÓÓà àó óThis€case€is€before€the€Court€on€Appeal€from€the€Chancery€Court€of€WilsonÏCounty,€Tennessee,€wherein€the€Chancellor€dismissed€a€Petition€for€Certiorari€underÏT.C.A.€ðð27„9„101€and€T.C.A.ðð27„9„102,€as€having€been€untimely€filed.ÌÌà àThe€proceedings€in€the€Court€below€are€to€say€the€least€unusual.ÌÌà àAppellant,€Don€Paris€had€been€employed€as€a€police€officer€by€the€City€of€LebanonÏfor€more€than€twenty€(20)€years€when€he€became€involved€in€a€disciplinary€proceedingÏbecause€of€his€alleged€disorderly€conduct€on€October€12,€1993.€€Disciplinary€action€wasÏtaken€by€Acting€Chief€of€Police,€Billy€Weeks,€which€action€was€promptly€appealed€by€Lt.ÏParis€to€the€Personnel€Review€Board.€€A€hearing€before€the€Personnel€Review€Board€wasÏset€for€January€6,€1994€with€Lt.€Paris€represented€by€his€own€retained€attorney.ÌÌà àPrior€to€this€hearing,€Lt.€Paris€and€his€attorney,€Richard€Brooks€entered€into€aÏsettlement€agreement€with€Acting€Police€Chief,€Billy€Weeks€and€Lebanon€City€Attorney,ÏCalvin€P.€Turner.€ÌÌà àThis€settlement€agreement€provided€in€pertinent€part:ÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ° ÒÓÓð ð.€.€.€it€is€agreed€upon€by€the€parties€and€approved€by€the€Board€as€follows:ÌÌ1.à àLt.€Paris€will€submit€to€routine€physiatric€œ(sic)€evaluations›€forÏofficers€involved€in€violent€altercations.ÌÌ2.à àLt.€Paris€will€attend€such€supervisory€training€as€the€Acting€Chief€orÏhis€successor€shall€require.ÌÌ3.à àLt.€Paris€shall€make€an€immediate€appointment€with€Jim€HardingÏand€will€attend€such€counseling€as€is€recommended€by€Mr.€Harding€or€theÏWilson€County€Mental€Health€Center€and/or€the€Acting€Chief€or€hisÏsuccessor.ÌÌ4.à àImmediately€upon€approval€of€the€Wilson€County€Mental€HealthÏCenter,€Lt.€Paris€shall€return€to€his€regular€shift€of€10:00€a.m.€until€6:00Ïp.m.€and€return€to€duty€as€a€Lieutenant€and€shall€be€on€probationary€statusÏfor€six€months.€€Failure€to€comply€with€this€agreement€will€result€inÏtermination.€€Satisfactory€completion€of€this€agreement€will€removeÏprobationary€status€at€the€end€of€six€months.ÌÌEntered€this€the€6th€day€of€January,€1994.ððÌÓÓÌÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÌà àBecause€of€this€settlement€agreement,€the€hearing€scheduled€before€the€PersonnelÏReview€Board€for€January€6,€1994€was€canceled.€€Lt.€Paris€reported€to€the€Lebanon€ClinicÏof€Cumberland€Mental€Health€Services,€Inc.€ÌÌà àA€change€of€city€administration€occurred€and€Charles€Tomlinson€became€the€newÏChief€of€Police€of€the€Lebanon€Police€Department.ÌÌà àOn€February€23,€1994,€Clinical€Psychologist,€Sandra€De€Mott€Phillips,€Ph.D.,Ïaddressed€a€letter€to€Chief€of€Police€Tomlinson€stating:ÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ° ÒÓÓà àð ðAfter€careful€consideration€of€the€results€of€my€initial€interviewÏwith€Mr.€Paris€and€the€psychological€testing€which€was€administered,€IÏhave€concluded€that€Mr.€Paris€would€not€meet€P.O.S.T.€CommissionÏstandards€for€mental€stability€if€he€were€applying€for€a€position€as€a€policeÍofficer.ððÌÌÓÓÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÌà àOn€February€24,€1994,€Chief€Tomlinson€addressed€to€Lt.€Paris€a€letter€which€wasÏreceived€by€Lt.€Paris€on€February€26,€1994,€reading€in€pertinent€part:ÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ° ÒÓÓà àð ðThis€letter€is€to€notify€you€of€your€termination€from€the€City€ofÏLebanon€due€to€the€agreement€you€and€your€attorney€presented€to€theÏPersonnel€Appeal€Hearing€on€January€6,€1994.€€ÌÌWe€are€taking€the€appropriate€action€required€by€the€agreement€that€youÏagreed€to.€€You€have€not€met€the€agreed€requirements€therefore€we€areÏterminating€you€as€of€February€28,€1994.€€€You€may€get€a€copy€of€theÏresults€from€the€Mental€Health€Center€from€the€Personnel€Office.ÌÌYou€may€pick€up€your€check€for€the€balance€of€your€vacation€leave€at€theÏLebanon€Police€Department€on€March€11,€1994.€€At€that€time,€please€bringÏwith€you€any€keys,€uniforms,€or€other€city€property€which€needs€to€beÏreturned.ððÌÌÓÓÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÌà àInstead€of€appealing€the€action€of€Chief€Tomlinson€to€the€Personnel€Review€BoardÏof€the€City€of€Lebanon,€Lt.€Paris€on€April€29,€1994,€filed€in€the€Chancery€Court€for€WilsonÏCounty,€Tennessee,€a€document€entitled:ÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ° ÒÓÓð ðPetition€for€Certiorari€to€Review€the€Actions€and/or€Judgement€of€the€CityÏof€Lebanon€Personnel€Review€Board€under€the€Provisions€of€Code€SectionÏðð57„5„109,€òòTennessee€Code€Annotated.ððóóÌÌÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÓÓÌà àThese€Code€Section€Citations€are€clearly€a€misdesignation€since€T.C.A.€ðð57„5„101Ïòòet€seq.,óó€deals€with€permits€to€sell€beer€and€alcoholic€beverages.ÌÌà àWithout€any€mention€of€applicable€Code€Sections,€a€Writ€of€Certiorari€was€issuedÏby€the€Chancellor€with€command€to€the€Mayor€or€Personnel€Director€of€the€City€ofÏLebanon€to€send€a€certified€transcript€of€all€records€and€proceedings€to€the€Chancery€Court.ÌÌà àOn€June€22,€1994,€City€Attorney,€William€E.€Farmer€filed€his€Answer€to€theÍCertiorari€Petition€raising€among€other€defenses€a€lack€of€subject€matter€jurisdiction.ÌÌà àIn€October,€1994,€City€of€Lebanon€filed€a€Motion€for€Summary€Judgement,€whichÏwas€responded€to€by€the€Plaintiff€on€November€24,€1994.€€ÌÌà àThe€Motion€for€Summary€Judgement€by€the€City€was€heard€before€the€ChancellorÏon€November€30,€1994€and€an€Order€agreed€to€by€counsel€for€both€parties€was€enteredÏpursuant€to€this€November€30,€1994€hearing,€on€the€date€of€January€3,€1995.€€This€OrderÏprovided€in€part:ÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ° ÒÓÓð ð1.à àThe€Court€found€the€record€submitted€to€be€insufficient€andÏtherefore€the€Court€ordered€that€the€matter€be€remanded€for€the€taking€ofÏadditional€evidence€concerning€the€issues€involved.ÌÌ2.à àUpon€being€advised€that€the€City€of€Lebanon€Personnel€ReviewÏBoard€was€no€longer€used€in€reviewing€personnel€items,€but€has€beenÏreplaced€by€the€procedure€of€an€Administrative€Law€Officer,€who€is€aÏlicensed€attorney,€the€Court€stated€that€upon€this€Order€of€Remand,€theÏproceedings€should€be€returned€to€the€Lebanon€Personnel€Review€Board€orÏits€legally€authorized€successor,€an€Administrative€Law€Officer.€ÌÌ3.à àFurthermore,€the€Court€directed€that€upon€remand€the€AdministrativeÏLaw€Officer€receive€evidence€upon€the€issues,€and€upon€accumulating€anÏadditional€record€the€matter€shall€be€reviewed€by€the€Chancery€Court€ofÏWilson€County,€Tennessee.ÌÌIT€IS€THEREFORE€ORDERED,€ADJUDGED€AND€DECREED€that€theÏproceedings€in€this€matter€are€hereby€remanded€to€a€City€of€LebanonÏAdministrative€Law€Officer€for€the€express€purpose€of€receiving€evidenceÏon€the€issues€in€this€cause.ÌÌIT€IS€FURTHER€ORDERED,€ADJUDGED€AND€DECREED€that€uponÏreceipt€of€the€evidence€and€accumulation€of€a€record,€the€matter€shall€beÏfurther€reviewed€by€the€Chancery€Court€of€Wilson€County,€Tennessee.ÌÌIT€IS€FURTHER€ORDERED,€ADJUDGED€AND€DECREED€that€theÏMotion€for€Summary€Judgement€and/or€Motion€to€Dismiss€are€deferred€untilÏevidence€has€been€received€as€stated€herein.ððÌÌÓÓÒ  ÒÒ ° Òà àÌ€à àPursuant€to€this€Order€of€Remand€from€the€Chancery€Court,€extensive€testimonyÍwas€taken€before€the€Administrative€Law€Officer€resulting€in€a€report€from€AdministrativeÏLaw€Officer,€David€B.€Fouch,€under€date€of€March€26,€1996,€wherein€the€AdministrativeÏLaw€Officer€essentially€found€all€the€issues€in€favor€of€Lt.€Paris€holding€that€the€City€hadÏbreached€the€contract€of€settlement€of€January€6,€1994€and€essentially€recommending€theÏreinstatement€of€Lt.€Paris€to€duty.ÌÌà àAll€of€this€record€was€then€certified€back€to€the€Court,€with€a€hearing€set€forÏTuesday,€September€10,€1996.ÌÌà àPrior€to€the€hearing,€the€City€of€Lebanon€renewed€its€Motion€for€SummaryÏJudgement€referring€particularly€to€T.C.A.€ðð27„9„101€and€asserting€again€lack€of€subjectÏmatter€jurisdiction,€because€the€original€Petition€had€been€untimely€filed.ÌÌÌÌà àThe€hearing€of€September€10,€1996,€before€the€Chancellor€was€confined€to€a€veryÏlengthy€discussion€between€counsel€and€the€Court.€€At€the€conclusion€of€this€lengthyÏdiscussion,€the€Trial€Court€took€a€recess€and€then€returned€and€made€its€decision,Ïdismissing€the€Certiorari€Petition€in€its€entirety.€€The€heart€of€the€Trial€Court€decisionÏappears€in€the€following€statement:ÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ° ÒÓÓà àð ðAnd€I€donððt€know€what€I€ordered€about€going€back€to€thisÏadministrative€board.€€I€may€very€well€have€ordered€that.€If€I€did,€I€made€aÏmistake.€€I€apparently€made€a€mistake€because€I€signed€the€order€sayingÏthat.ÌÌI€believe€yððall€have€put€me€into€an€awkward€position.€€A€very€uncomfortableÏposition.€€Thereððs€no€use€going€on€and€making€a€lot€of€other€errors.€€So,Ïweððre€going€to€do€whatððs€right.ÌÌWhatððs€right€is,€in€reading€this€code€section€here,€TCA€27„9„102:€ððSuchÏparties€shall€within€60€daysðð€„„€And€yððall€are€not€open€for€anymoreÍargument,€by€the€way.€€ððSuch€parties€shall€within€60€days€from€entry€of€theÏorder€or€judgement,€file€a€petition€of€certiorari€in€the€Chancery€Court.ððÌÌBut,€it€says€60€days€from€entry€of€order€or€judgement.€€And€thatððs€notÏtalking€about€somebodyððs€judgement€in€their€mind.€€Itððs€talking€about€aÏwritten€order€or€written€judgement.€€I€think€we€all€know€that.ÌÌObviously,€the€decision€of€a€police€chief€is€not€an€order€or€a€judgement.ÌÌThe€only€order€or€judgement€that€has€been€entered€is€the€agreed€order€ofÏJanuary€6.€€Which€honestly,€if€Richard€Brookððs€client,€Mr.€Paris„„Is€that€hisÏname,€Paris?ÌÌMR.€BROOKS:à àYes,€sir.ÌÌTHE€COURT:à àIf€Paris€was€appealing€from€that,€he€would€be€barred,Ïobviously€by€the€60€day€rule.€€But€from€reading€this,€I€donððt€think€thatððsÏwhat€Mr.€Brooks€and€his€client€are€appealing.€I€donððt€think€theyððreÏappealing€the€January€6,€1994€order.€€I€think€theyððre€in€agreement€with€it.ÌÌI€think€what€they€are€really€dissatisfied€with€is€him€being€discharged€onÏFebruary€28,€1994.ÌÌà@ àò ò.€.€.ó óÌÌTHE€COURT:à àAnyway,€as€I€was€saying.€€What€Mr.€Brooks€and€his€clientÏis€appealing€from€is€this€February€28,€1994€decision€of€discharge.ÌÌAnd€Mr.€Brooks€has€untimely€filed€a€writ€of€certiorari.€€The€law€requires€allÏadministrative€remedies€be€exhausted€before€you€come€to€this€Court.€€I€thinkÏwe€all€agree€thatððs€the€decision€of€the€law.€€That€is€the€law.ÌÌHe€did€not€exhaust€his€administrative€remedies.€€He€does€not€have€„„€If€whatÏheððs€appealing€from€is€the€decision€of€the€chief€of€police,€he€doesnððt€have€aÏorder€or€a€judgement€that€heððs€filing€a€writ€of€certiorari€from.€€Or,€theÏœpetition›€of€certiorari€in€the€Chancery€Court€because€there€is€no€judgementÏordered.ÌÌNow,€if€heððs€appealing€„„€Or,€if€heððs€filing€a€petition€œfor›€œcertiorari›€in€regardÏto€the€January€6th€order,€heððs€barred€by€the€60€days.ÌÌSo,€weððre€at€the€point€of€„„€You€know,€there€is€nothing€before€this€Court.ÌÌIððm€going€to€dismiss€his€petition€for€writ€of€certiorari.€€If€heððs€relying€on€theÏJanuary€6,€1994€order,€heððs€barred€by€the€Statute€of€Limitations.ÌÌIf€heððs€dissatisfied€with€the€decision€of€chief€of€police,€then€heððs€not€timelyÏor€properly€before€the€Court€because€heððs€not€got€an€order€or€judgementÏheððs€filed€this€petition€of€certiorari€in€the€Chancery€Court€from.ððÌÌÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÓÓÌà àLt.€Paris€then€appealed€and€we€now€face€the€same€dilemma€that€the€Trial€CourtÏfaced.ÌÌÒ  ÒÒ À Òà àWe€begin€with€analysis€of€T.C.A.€ðð27„9„101€and€T.C.A.€ðð27„9„102€when€thoseÏstatutes€are€applied€to€the€facts€of€this€case.€€€T.C.A.€ðð27„9„101€provides€a€right€of€review€forÏanyone€aggrieved€ð ð.€.€œ.€by›€any€final€order€or€judgement€of€any€board€or€œcommission€.›€.€.ðð€ÏT.C.A.€ðð27„9„102€provides€that€such€parties€shall€ð ð.€.€œ.€within›€sixty€(60)€days€from€the€entryÏof€the€order€or€judgement€.€.€.ðð€file€a€petition€for€certiorari€in€the€Chancery€Court.ÌÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÌà àIt€is€unfortunate€that€the€hearing€of€November€30,€1994€resulted€in€the€OrderÏentered€January€œ3,›€1995€remanding€the€case€to€the€Administrative€Law€Officer€for€theÏextensive€evidentiary€procedures€that€followed.€€The€original€Petition€for€Certiorari€filedÏApril€29,€1994,€was€dead€on€arrival€in€the€Chancery€Court€for€reasons€stated€by€the€TrialÏJudge€after€the€September€10,€1996€hearing.€€If,€the€Appellant€had€been€filing€a€Petition€forÏCertiorari€from€the€agreed€order€before€the€Personnel€Review€Board€of€January€6,€1994,Ïthen€the€Petition€filed€April€29,€1994€was€obviously€well€past€the€sixty€(60)€daysÏauthorized€by€T.C.A.€ðð27„9„102.€€It€is,€however,€equally€clear€from€this€record,€that€it€wasÏnot€the€January€6,€1994€agreed€order€before€the€Personnel€Review€Committee€that€was€theÏsubject€of€the€Certiorari€Petition,€but€rather,€the€letter€from€Chief€Tomlinson€of€FebruaryÏ24,€1994,€terminating€Lt.€Paris€from€the€Lebanon€Police€Department.€€This€letter€is€not€a€ð ð.Ï.€œ.€final›€order€or€judgement€of€any€board€or€œcommission€.›€.€.ðð€within€the€meaning€ofÏT.C.A.€ðð27„9„101,€nor€is€it€ð ð.€.€œ.€the›€order€or€judgement€.€.€.ðð€within€the€meaning€ofÏT.C.A.€ðð27„9„102.€€The€letter€from€Chief€Tomlinson€is,€therefore,€not€a€matter€that€is€aÏproper€subject€of€a€Petition€for€Certiorari.€€The€proper€action€for€the€Plaintiff€would€haveÏbeen€the€same€action€he€had€previously€taken€from€the€disciplinary€order€of€Acting€Chief,ÏBilly€Weeks.€€Whether€the€Personnel€Review€Board€still€existed€or€had€been€replaced€byÍthe€Administrative€Law€Officer€by€the€time€of€the€Chief€Tomlinson€discharge€letter€isÏimmaterial.€€An€adequate€œadministrative›€remedy€existed€for€Paris€by€way€of€an€appeal€toÏeither€the€Personnel€Review€Board€or€the€Administrative€Law€Officer€and€this€adequateÏremedy€was€disregarded€in€favor€of€an€application€to€the€Chancery€Court€for€a€Writ€ofÏCertiorari,€which€simply€does€not€lie€to€review€a€termination€letter€from€the€Chief€of€Police.€ÏThe€Petition€for€Certiorari,€filed€more€that€sixty€(60)€days€after€the€January€6,€1994€agreedÏsettlement€before€the€Board€of€Review,€would€be€filed€too€late,€òòWilson€v.€Town€ofÏGreenvilleóó€509€S.W.2d€495.€€T.C.A.€ðð27„9„101€and€T.C.A.€ðð27„9„102€must€be€œcomplied›Ïwith€or€the€Chancery€Court€does€not€have€subject€matter€jurisdiction€of€the€purportedÏPetition€for€Certiorari,€òòThandiwe€v.€Traughber,€et€alóó,€909€œS.W.2d.›€802.ÌÌà àNowhere€in€the€proceedings€before€the€Chancery€Court€is€any€mention€œmade€of›ÏT.C.A.€ðð27„9„114.€€This€section€provided,€prior€to€Chapter€1001€ðð1€of€the€Public€Acts€ofÏ1988:ÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ° ÒÓÓð ð27„9„144.€€Proceedings€involving€certain€public€employees.€„„ÌÌ(a)€No€court€of€record€of€this€state€shall€entertain€any€proceeding€involvingÏthe€civil€service€status€of€a€county€or€municipal€employee€when€suchÏproceeding€is€in€the€nature€of€an€appeal€from€a€ruling€of€a€city€or€countyÏofficial€or€board€which€affects€the€employment€status€of€a€county€or€cityÏemployee,€except€such€proceeding€be€one€of€common€law€certiorari.ÌÌ(b)€Any€such€proceeding€shall€be€heard€by€a€judge€or€chancellor€without€theÏintervention€of€a€jury.ÌÌ(€c)€€€This€section€shall€supersede€and€displace€provisions€of€city€charters€toÏthe€contrary.ððÌÌÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÓÓÌà àT.C.A.€ðð27„9„114€was,€thus,€originally€verbatim€codification€of€Chapter€266€of€theÏActs€of€1949.ÌÌÌÌà àThis€statute€provided€little€change€from€preexisting€law,€but€the€Supreme€Court€ofÏTennessee€in€òòHuddleston€v.€City€of€Murfreesboroóó€635€S.W.€2d€694€(1982),€held€that€theÏCourt€review,€provided€by€T.C.A.€27„9„114,€provided€the€exclusive€remedy€for€JudicialÏReview€of€administrative€determinations€respecting€the€employment€status€of€county€orÏmunicipal€employees.€€The€Supreme€Court€remanded€the€case:ÌÓÓÒ ¸ ÒÒ ° Òà à€ð ð.€.€œ.€to›€the€circuit€court€for€a€review€of€the€record€certified€to€itÏfrom€the€City€Council,€such€review€to€be€restricted€to€that€afforded€by€ourÏlaw€of€common€law€certiorari,€that€is,€the€reviewing€court€should€determineÏfrom€the€evidence€filed€before€the€lower€tribunal€whether€that€tribunal€actedÏarbitrarily,€illegally€or€without€material€supporting€evidence.ððÌÌÒ  ÒÒ ° Òà àà àà àà à€òòHuddleston€v.€City€of€Murfreesboroóó€635€S.W.€2d€694,€696ÌÌÓÓÌà àIt€was€not€until€Chapter€1001€of€the€Public€Acts€of€1988€became€effective€JanuaryÏ1,€1989,€that€any€substantive€change€in€the€standard€of€review€occurred.€€ÌÌà àThis€1988€Act€repealed€the€previous€€ðð27„9„114€and€recodified€it,€so€that,Ïsubsequent€to€January€1,€1989,€the€law€œprovided,›€insofar€as€it€is€material€to€the€case€at€bar,Ïthe€following:ÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ° ÒÓÓð ð27„9„114.€Proceedings€involving€certain€public€œemployees.€„„›ÌÌ(a)€(1)€€Contested€case€hearings€by€civil€service€boards€of€a€county€orÏmunicipality€which€affect€the€employment€status€of€a€civil€service€employeeÏshall€be€conducted€in€conformity€with€contested€case€procedures€under€theÏUniform€Administrative€Procedures€Act,€compiled€in€title€4,€chapter€5,€partÏ3.Ìœà@ àò ò.€.€.ó óÌ›Ì(b)€(1)€€Judicial€review€of€decisions€by€civil€service€boards€of€a€county€orÏmunicipality€which€affects€the€employment€status€of€a€county€or€city€civilÏservice€employee€shall€be€in€conformity€with€the€judicial€review€standardsÏunder€ðð€4„5„322€of€the€Uniform€Administrative€Procedures€Act.€ÌÌ(2)€Petitions€for€judicial€review€of€decisions€by€a€city€or€county€civil€serviceÏboard€affecting€the€employment€status€of€a€civil€service€employee€shall€beÏfiled€in€the€chancery€court€of€the€county€wherein€the€local€civil€service€boardÍis€located.ððÌÌà àà àà àòòTennessee€Code€Annotated.óó€ðð27„9„114ÌÌÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÓÓà àThe€powers€of€Judicial€Review€possessed€by€the€Chancery€Court€under€T.C.A.€ðð4„5„322€are€much€more€broad€in€scope€than€the€powers€of€review€under€traditional€commonÏlaw€certiorari.€€Among€the€powers€given€the€reviewing€Court€under€€T.C.A.€ðð4„5„322€are:ÌÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ° ÒÓÓð ð(g)€€The€review€shall€be€conducted€by€the€court€without€a€jury€and€shall€beÏconfined€to€the€record.€In€cases€of€alleged€irregularities€in€procedure€beforeÏthe€agency,€not€shown€in€the€record,€proof€thereon€may€be€taken€in€theÏcourt.€ÌÌ(h)€€The€court€may€affirm€the€decision€of€the€agency€or€remand€the€case€forÏfurther€proceedings.€The€court€may€reverse€or€modify€the€decision€if€theÏrights€of€the€petitioner€have€been€prejudiced€because€the€administrativeÏfindings,€inferences,€conclusions€or€decisions€are:€ÌÌ(1)€In€violation€of€constitutional€or€statutory€provisions;€ÌÌ(2)€In€excess€of€the€statutory€authority€of€the€agency;€ÌÌ(3)€Made€upon€unlawful€procedure;€ÌÌ(4)€Arbitrary€or€capricious€or€characterized€by€abuse€of€discretion€or€clearlyÏunwarranted€exercise€of€discretion;€or€ÌÌ(5)€Unsupported€by€evidence€which€is€both€substantial€and€material€in€theÏlight€of€the€entire€record.€ÌÌIn€determining€the€substantiality€of€evidence,€the€court€shall€take€intoÏaccount€whatever€in€the€record€fairly€detracts€from€its€weight,€but€the€courtÏshall€not€substitute€its€judgment€for€that€of€the€agency€as€to€the€weight€of€theÏevidence€on€questions€of€fact.ððÌÌÌÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÓÓà àThe€Legislative€command€of€T.C.A€ðð27„9„114€has€thus€mandated,€at€least€sinceÏJanuary€1,€1989,€that€proceedings€before€county€œor›€municipal€civil€service€boards€must€beÏconducted€in€conformity€with€the€Uniform€Administrative€Procedures€Act€and€that€JudicialÏReview€of€such€civil€service€board€hearings€must€be€in€the€Chancery€Court€in€the€countyÏwherein€the€local€civil€service€board€is€located€and€the€standard€of€Chancery€Review€mustÏconform€to€T.C.A.€ðð4„5„322.ÌÌà àIt€must€be€noted,€that€all€actions€of€everyone€involved€in€the€case€at€bar,€occurredÏsubsequent€to€January€1,€1989,€the€effective€date€of€amended€T.C.A.€ðð27„9„114,€adoptingÏappropriate€provisions€of€the€Uniform€Administrative€Procedures€Act.€€The€standards€ofÏreview,€provided€by€the€present€T.C.A.€ðð27„9„114,€provide€the€presently€applicable€law.€ÏòòHolder€v.€City€of€Chattanoogaóó€€878€S.W.2d.€950.€(1993).ÌœÌà àÓÓT.C.A.€ðð4„5„322€(b)(1)€provides€in€pertinent€part€concerning€Judicial€review:ÌÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ° Òð ð.€.€.€Such€petition€shall€be€filed€within€sixty€(60)€days€after€the€entry€of€theÏagencyððs€final€order€thereon€.€.€.ððÌÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÌÌ›ÓÓà àThe€problem€for€the€Appellant€at€bar,€at€either€common€law€certiorari€or€JudicialÏReview€under€T.C.A.€ðð27„9„114€and€T.C.A.€ðð4„5„322€is€that€we€are€dealing€with€subjectÏmatter€jurisdiction.€€The€lack€of€adjudicatory€power,€by€a€Court€lacking€subject€matterÏjurisdiction,€has€long€been€settled€as€it€relates€to€certiorari.€òòThandiwe€v.€Traughberóó€909ÏS.W.€2d.€802€(Tenn.€App.€1994).€€The€lack€of€adjudicatory€power,€by€a€Court€lackingÏsubject€matter€jurisdiction,€is€equally€settled€under€T.C.A.€ðð4„5„322.€€òòBishop€v.€TennesseeÏDepartment€of€Correctionsóó€896€S.W.2d.€557€(Tenn.€App.€1994).ÌÌà àJust€as€the€termination€letter€from€Chief€Tomlinson€of€February€24,€1994€was€not€aÏð ð.€.€œ.€final›€order€or€judgement€of€any€board€or€œcommission€.›€.€.ðð€within€the€meaning€ofÏT.C.A.€ðð27„9„101,€so€the€letter€is€not€ð ð.€.€.€a€final€decision€in€a€contested€œcase€.›€.€.ðð€€withinÏthe€meaning€of€T.C.A.€ðð4„5„322.€€ÌÌà àSuch€being€the€case,€this€Court€has€no€subject€matter€jurisdiction€just€as€the€TrialÏCourt€had€no€subject€matter€jurisdiction.ÌÌà àThus,€the€action€of€the€Chancellor€in€the€belated€dismissal€of€the€Petition€ofÏCertiorari€is€affirmed.ÌÌœÓÓò òà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à___________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àWILLIAM€B.€CAIN,€JUDGEÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌ_____________________________________ÌHENRY€F.€TODD,ÌPRESIDING€JUDGE,€MIDDLE€SECTIONÌÌÌ_____________________________________ÌWILLIAM€C.€KOCH,€JR.,€JUDGEó ó›