(a) Irrespective of other sections of this Code, a classified civil service employee may be suspended or reprimanded pursuant to this section by the appointing authority or by his supervisor.
(b) No employee may be suspended hereunder for more than thirty (30) days in any twelve-month period or reprimanded hereunder more than twice in any twelve-month period.
(c) No employee shall be reprimanded or suspended hereunder for any reason except inefficiency, misconduct, insubordination or violation of law involving moral turpitude.
(d) Any action under this section shall be in writing, shall set out the grounds therefor and the nature of the reprimand or extent of suspension, and shall state that the employee may appeal to the commission by filing such appeal with the secretary to the commission in the division of human resources within ten (10) days of such action.
(e) At the time any action is taken under this section, the person taking such action shall file a copy thereof with the division of human resources for placement in the personnel file of the employee affected and shall furnish a copy to the chief administrative officer.
(f) Any employee suspended or reprimanded under this section may appeal to the commission by filing such appeal with the secretary to the commission in the division of human resources within ten (10) days of such action. The action appealed from shall not be suspended pending action of the commission.
(g) The suspension or reprimand appealed from may be reviewed, reduced or revoked by the commission after a hearing in which the person taking the disciplinary action shall have reasonable opportunity under rules established by the commission to support his charges. The commission shall have the power, in the event it finds any suspension or reprimand hereunder in error, to take such action as shall be necessary to compensate the appealing employee for such error.
(h) The director shall, by July 14, 1983, develop and implement a uniform disciplinary code for all employees, except probationary employees, and shall administer and monitor the uniform disciplinary code. After implementation, changes to the uniform disciplinary code shall be, after notice to the commission, approved by the appropriate urban county council committee.
(Ord. No. 139-78, § 1(21-45), 6-29-78; Ord. No. 121-83, § 1, 7-14-83; Ord. No. 059-2022 , § 36, 7-5-2022)