(a) For civil service departments, a hearing board's decision rendered under subsection (b) or (c), section three [§8-14A-3] of article fourteen A, chapter eight of the West Virginia Code may be appealed by the police officer or firefighter adversely affected by the order or by the department chief if he or she believes that the department would be adversely affected by the hearing board's order. An appeal under this subsection shall be made to the applicable civil service commission. Any party aggrieved by the civil service commission's ruling on the appeal may further appeal the civil service commission's ruling pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b), section twenty [§8-14-20], of article fourteen, chapter eight of the West Virginia Code or subsection (b), section twenty-five [§8-15-25], of article fifteen, chapter eight of the West Virginia Code.
(b) For noncivil service departments, a hearing board's decision rendered under subsection (c), section three [§8-14A-3], of article fourteen A, chapter eight of the West Virginia Code may be appealed by the police officer or firefighter adversely affected by the order or by the department chief if he or she believes that the department would be adversely affected by the hearing board's order. An appeal under this subsection shall be made to the circuit court of the county in which the police officer or firefighter resides.