No classified employee shall be suspended or taken out of the service of the City without first having been afforded a hearing by the City's designated hearing officer, except as provided below.
A classified employee may be suspended pending a hearing where management determines the charges are sufficiently egregious, such as: theft, embezzlement of public funds, being under the influence or in possession of illegal drugs, alcoholic beverages, or controlled substances during working hours, physical violence, offenses involving moral turpitude, gross misconduct, or gross insubordination.
However, where an employee is suspended under this provision, a hearing before the City's designated hearing officer shall be held prior to the end of the second regularly scheduled work day. The sole purpose of the hearing will be to establish whether sufficient cause exists to continue the suspension until a full hearing as provided in Section 2101.47, "Disciplinary Procedure," is held and a determination thereunder rendered. Said full hearing need not be scheduled within the time parameters provided under Section 2101.47; rather, it shall be at the call of the hearing officer.
(Ord. 599-23. Passed 11-21-23.)