Any officer or employee subject to the provisions of this chapter, including all department heads may be dismissed from the municipal service by the Mayor for cause. Evidence of the following shall be sufficient cause for dismissal:
(A) Incompetence or inefficiency in the performance of his duties.
(B) Conviction of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.
(C) Violation of any lawful or official regulation or order or failure to obey any lawful direction made and given by his superior officer where such violation or failure to obey amounts to an act of insubordination or a breach of proper discipline or has resulted or reasonably might be expected to result in loss or injury to the municipality or to the public.
(D) Intoxication on duty.
(E) Physical or mental defect which in the judgment of the appointing authority incapacitates the employee for the proper performance of the duties of his position. An examination by a licensed medical doctor may be required.
(F) Wanton use of offensive conduct or language toward the public or municipal officers or employees.
(G) Failure to pay or make reasonable provisions for future payment of just debt due or owing by him causing thereby annoyance to officers and employees of the municipality.
(H) Carelessness and negligence in handling or control of municipal property.
(I) Inducing or attempting to induce an officer or employee of the municipality to commit an unlawful act or to act in violation of any lawful and reasonable official regulation or order.
(J) Taking any fee, gift or other valuable thing in the course of his work or in connection with it from any citizen for his personal use, when such gift, fee or other thing, is given in the hope or expectation of receiving a favor or better treatment than that accorded other citizens. Any gift of cash shall be deemed to be given in the hope or expectation of receiving a favor or better treatment. If the employee has any doubt about the propriety of the gift, he should report such gift to his immediate superior; and if the superior approves the gift, the gift shall not be deemed to be improper.
(K) Conduct in private life which brings discredit upon the municipal service of the city.
(L) Proven dishonesty in the performance of his duties.
(M) Violations of the provisions of this chapter.
('69 Code, § 2-173) (Ord. O-66-9, passed 5-25-66)