18-14
APPEALS:

18-14.1 Right Of Employee To Appeal Disciplinary Actions To Personnel Board:

Any employee in the classified service shall have the right to appeal to the personnel board relative to any disciplinary action, demotion, reduction in compensation, suspension or dismissal from office or employment except in those instances where right of appeal is prohibited in this chapter. (Code 1972 §24-62)

18-14.2 Filing And Perfecting; Investigation By Board:

The procedure for filing and perfecting an appeal shall be prescribed in the personnel rules and regulations, and after an appeal has been filed and perfected as prescribed, the board shall make such investigations as it may deem necessary within the time prescribed by the rules. (Code 1972 §24-63)

18-14.3 Hearings By Board:

Appeals from imposition of discipline shall be submitted by the disciplined employee to the personnel board for an appeal hearing. The personnel board shall engage the assistance of a hearing officer, chosen by its members from a panel list maintained by the State Mediation and Conciliation Service (SMCS), to hear the evidence and arguments presented by the parties, under oath, in the presence of each other, unless by majority vote of the personnel board, the board elects to conduct the hearing. The city shall bear the full cost of the hearing officer’s time. Within thirty (30) days following the conclusion of the hearing, the hearing officer shall present his/her written findings to the personnel board at its next regularly scheduled meeting for its consideration. (Code 1972 §24-64; Ord. #1715, §2)

18-14.4 Findings And Decision; Board Decision Final:

Within ten (10) days after concluding the hearing, the personnel board shall make its findings and render its decision, and its findings and decision shall be entered in the minutes of the board. The decision of the board shall be final. (Code 1972 §24-65)

18-14.5 Compensation To Employee If Action By Board Reversed Or Modified:

If the action taken against an employee is reversed or modified by the board, the employee may be compensated for all or part of the time lost as determined by the board. (Code 1972 §24-66)