Within the limits of his authority as established in the immediately preceding Section 19 of this Charter, the Mayor shall have power to suspend for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, without compensation during the term of suspension, any officer or employee of the Municipality (but not including elected officers, nor officers or employees appointed by the sole action of Council, nor subordinates of offices or appointees who have been appointed by the sole action of Council) whom the Mayor determines to be or to have been guilty of misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance in respect to duties specifically imposed or by implication clearly enjoined upon such person in the administration of the affairs of the Municipality; and in the event of such suspension, the Mayor shall designate another suitable person to discharge the duties of the suspended person during the period of the suspension. Such suspension must be in writing with the cause for and the reason of the action clearly appearing therein, as well as the period during which the suspension shall remain in effect. Such written notice of suspension must be delivered to the suspended person in person if by reasonable diligence he can be found in the Municipality, and if he cannot be so found, the notice of suspension shall be left at the usual place of residence of the person so suspended; and a copy of said notice of suspension shall be forwarded to Council forthwith. A suspension by the Mayor shall be final unless an appeal is taken as hereinafter provided. Any person who has been suspended by the Mayor as above provided shall have the right to appeal to Council during the period of the suspension. In the event of an appeal being so taken, the decision of Council on the appeal shall be final. On hearing an appeal, if Council by a vote of not less than five (5) of its members shall overrule the suspension imposed by the Mayor, the person so suspended forthwith shall be restored to duty and shall be paid at the rate of his usual compensation for the period of the suspension; but if the suspension by the Mayor is not overruled by a vote of at least five (5) of the members of Council, the suspension shall stand as imposed by the Mayor. Nothing herein provided, however, shall prevent the Mayor from modifying his order of suspension at any time while it is in effect, nor prevent the Mayor from cancelling such suspension.