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.
A. 
If any company shall vote for expulsion of any of its members, the result of such vote shall be reported to the Board of Fire Officers at its next meeting.
B. 
The expelled member shall have the right to appear before the Board of Fire Officers and show cause why such penalty should be reversed. If the expelled member does not appear before the Board of Fire Officers or if his appeal is not sustained, the Chief shall report his name to the Mayor and Council as an expelled member and request approval of the action taken.