(a) If an employee is suspended under this section, the Chief immediately shall certify this fact in writing, together with the cause for the suspension, to the Mayor of the Village and immediately shall serve a true copy of the charges upon the person against whom they are made. Within five days after receiving this certification, the Mayor shall inquire into the cause of the suspension and shall render a judgment on it. If the Mayor sustains the charges, the judgment of the mayor may be for the person's suspension, reduction in rank, or removal from the department.
(b) Suspensions of more than three days, reduction in rank, or removal from the department under this section may be appealed to the legislative authority of the Village within five days from the date of the Mayor's judgment. The legislative authority shall hear the appeal at its next regularly scheduled meeting. The person against whom the judgment has been rendered may appear in person and by counsel at the hearing, examine all witnesses, and answer all charges against that person.
(c) At the conclusion of the hearing, the legislative authority may dismiss the charges, uphold the Mayor's judgment, or modify the judgment to one of suspension for not more than sixty days, reduction in rank, or removal from the Department.
(d) Action of the legislative authority removing or suspending the accused from the Department requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all members elected to it.
(e) In the case of removal from the Department, the person so removed may appeal on questions of law and fact the decision of the legislative authority to the Court of Common Pleas of the county in which the Village is situated. The person shall take the appeal within ten days from the date of the finding of the legislative authority.
(Ord. 10-2017. Passed 9-11-17.)