Any officer or member of the Department or any
company or companies of the Department who shall refuse or voluntarily
neglect to obey or execute any orders from the officer in charge of
any fire or who shall violate or willfully neglect or refuse to be
controlled, governed or managed by any of the rules and bylaws of
the Board of Fire Officers that may be adopted from time to time as
herein provided shall be subject to suspension or expulsion from the
Department by the Board of Fire Officers in such manner and upon such
hearing or trial as may be prescribed or provided by the bylaws and
rules of the Board of Fire Officers. The suspension or expulsion of
any member shall be subject to the approval of the Mayor and Council.
All charges for offenses involving moral turpitude
or neglect of duty or insubordination while on duty that may be preferred
against any officer or member of the Department shall be tried and
determined by the Board of Fire Officers, subject, however, to an
appeal from such decision to the Mayor and Council, which shall either
confirm, reverse or modify the action of the Board of Fire Officers.