(A) If the City Manager, after the receipt of an investigation by the City Attorney, has cause to believe a violation has occurred, as to any city employee other than himself or herself, he or she shall handle the matter pursuant to the Personnel Manual or other appropriate state law.
(B) If the City Council, after receipt of an investigation by the City Attorney, has cause to believe a violation has occurred, as to the Mayor, City Council members or City Manager, the City Council shall schedule a hearing on this matter. The official who is charged with the violation shall have the right to present evidence, cross-examine witnesses, including the complainant, and be represented by counsel at the hearing. If, upon the conclusion of the hearing, at least three-fourths of the members of Council vote to find a violation has occurred, the Council may adopt a resolution of censure which shall be placed as a matter of record in the minutes of an official Council meeting. The City Manager may require that the hearing be closed to the public in the event that he or she is the subject of the investigation.
(C) If the City Council, after receipt of an investigation by the City Manager, has cause to believe a violation has occurred as to the City Attorney, and such finding is by a three-fourths vote of the Council, then the matter shall be forwarded to the North Carolina State Bar, Box 25908, Raleigh, NC 27611.
(2005 Code, § 2-116) (Ord. passed 10-21-1991; Ord. passed 1-6-1992; Ord. 2014-04-01, passed 4-28-2014)