The Chief of Police may suspend without pay
any officer in the Department for any period not exceeding five days
pending the filing of formal charges on account of inefficiency, incompetency,
misconduct, negligence, insubordination or other sufficient cause
afforded by law.
Temporary emergency suspensions may be ordered
by the officer in charge or any other superior officer whenever the
conduct or action of a subordinate officer of the Department is deemed
necessary. All such suspensions shall be reported immediately, in
writing, to the Chief of Police for his approval.
[Amended 12-13-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-28]
All suspensions will be reported by the Chief
of Police by the governing body, which shall confirm the suspension
or order the suspension set aside or modify or direct such other disciplinary
action as required according to the gravity of the alleged defense(s)
or violations. The officer so charged shall be entitled to a hearing.
Such suspensions and/or requests for more disciplinary action will
be guided by the department of personnel regulations.
A.
No police officer of the Police Department shall be
suspended as punishment, fined, reduced in rank or removed from office,
except for the reasons allowed by law and in accordance with the procedures
prescribed by the Department of Personnel.
B.
Any officer so suspended, fined or demoted shall have
the same right of appeal to the Department of Personnel as provided
in the case of removals.
