[CC 1996 §210.010; CC 1977 §71.600; Ord. No. 713 §I(71.600), 12-9-1985]
Should any citizen desire to make a complaint against any employee
of the City of Bowling Green for allegedly violating the rights of
such citizen under City, State or Federal law, such shall be done
as hereinafter set out.
[CC 1996 §210.020; CC 1977 §71.610; Ord. No. 713 §I(71.610), 12-9-1985]
All complaints against any employee of the City of Bowling Green,
other than a supervisor of a department, shall be submitted to the
supervisor of the department wherein such employee works as the immediate
supervisor of such employee. In the event the complaint is against
the supervisor, the complaint shall be submitted to the Mayor of the
City of Bowling Green as the immediate supervisor of such department
supervisor.
[CC 1996 §210.030; CC 1977 §71.620; Ord. No. 713 §I(71.620), 12-9-1985]
Upon a complaint being submitted to the supervisor, he/she shall
conduct such investigation as he/she deems necessary to determine
the validity of said complaint. Upon a complaint being submitted to
the Mayor against a supervisor, the Mayor shall instruct the City
Attorney to cause to be made such investigation as he/she deems necessary
to determine the validity of such complaint.
[CC 1996 §210.040; CC 1977 §71.630; Ord. No. 713 §I(71.630), 12-9-1985]
Complaints determined to be not valid shall be terminated and
any documentation thereof destroyed thirty (30) days thereafter unless
an appeal is forthcoming as hereinafter provided. Any complaint determined
to be valid shall be referred to the Public Safety Committee along
with the recommendation of said supervisor. The Public Safety Committee
shall review same and make its recommendation as to appropriate discipline,
if any. In the event the supervisor and the Public Safety Committee
concur in the appropriate discipline, the supervisor shall then carry
out same. In the event there is disagreement between the supervisor
and the Public Safety Committee as to appropriate discipline, same
shall be referred to an executive session of the full Board of Aldermen
who shall then make a final determination of appropriate discipline.
[CC 1996 §210.050; CC 1977 §71.640; Ord. No. 713 §I(71.640), 12-9-1985]
The complainant shall be notified by the supervisor or the Mayor,
as the case may be, as to whether the complaint has been determined
to be valid or not valid. If valid, the complaint and discipline imposed
shall be placed in the employee's personnel file, but shall not be
released to any person not otherwise entitled to said personnel information
without court order.
[CC 1996 §210.060; CC 1977 §71.650; Ord. No. 713 §I(71.650), 12-9-1985]
In the event the complainant is dissatisfied with a determination
of not valid, such citizen may appeal that determination by bringing
same before the Public Safety Committee of the Board of Aldermen by
a writing filed with the City Clerk within thirty (30) days of the
date of such determination. Upon such appeal being filed, the Public
Safety Committee shall review the matter and either sustain or not
sustain the supervisor's determination. In the event it is sustained,
the complainant shall be notified by the City Clerk and the matter
shall be considered terminated. In the event the determination is
not sustained, then the matter shall be referred to the full Board
of Aldermen meeting in executive session who shall then, in consultation
with the City Attorney, cause such further investigation or determinations
as it may deem advisable. Thereafter, the Board of Aldermen shall
make its determination and if the complaint is found to be valid,
order appropriate discipline, if any, as the Board of Aldermen shall
determine. Again, the complainant shall be notified by the City Clerk
as to whether said complaint was sustained or not sustained, but any
disciplinary action shall not be made public.
[CC 1996 §210.070; CC 1977 §71.660; Ord. No. 713 §I(71.660), 12-9-1985]
Upon the filing of a complaint, the accused employee shall be provided a copy thereof and the opportunity to answer same. Throughout the process the accused employee shall have all of the rights as provided by City, County, State and Federal law as well as the right to appeal any final determination as provided in Section 130.150 of the Bowling Green, Missouri, City Code, including the right of formal hearing and grievance procedures as therein provided.
[CC 1996 §210.080; CC 1977 §71.670; Ord. No. 713 §I (71.670), 12-9-1985]
It shall be an offense for any person to make a false complaint or statement or to make an intentionally misleading complaint or statement under the provisions of this Chapter and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to appropriate punishment as set out in Section 100.220 of the Bowling Green, Missouri, City Code.
