Any employee who, without the approval of his superior, unlawfully fails to report for duty, absents himself from his position or abstains, in whole or in part, from full, faithful and proper performance of his position for the purpose of inducing, influencing or coercing a change in the conditions, compensation, rights, privileges or obligations of employment or of intimidating, coercing or unlawfully influencing others from remaining in or from assuming such public employment, is on strike, provided that notice that he is on strike and forthwith suspended without pay is sent to such employee by the Village Clerk or such employee's direct superior by mail addressed to his residence as set forth in his employment record. Such employee, upon request, shall be entitled to establish that he did not violate this chapter. Such request must be filed in writing, with the Mayor, within ten calendar days after the regular compensation of such employee has ceased. In the case of such a request, the Mayor shall, within ten days of the receipt of such request, commence a proceeding for the determination of whether or not the provisions of this chapter have been violated by such employee, in accordance with the laws and regulations appropriate to a proceeding to remove such employee. Such proceedings shall be undertaken without unnecessary delay.
(Ord. 30-80. Passed 8-4-80.)