§ 114-532. Emergency situations.

(a)

Conditions for use. The appointing authority or designee may immediately suspend an employee with pay upon the determination that the following circumstances exist:

(1)

There is cause to believe that the employee has committed a crime involving moral turpitude or a felony which is job related or deters the employee from effective performance of the employee's job.

(2)

The retention of the employee in active duty status may result in damage to property or may be disruptive, detrimental or injurious to the employee, coworkers, subordinates or the general public or may be disruptive to the daily operation of a city government function.

(b)

Notice of emergency action. The appointing authority or designee shall give the employee against whom the emergency action is taken a notice of emergency action in writing, not later than five working days after the effective date of the emergency action. The notice of emergency action shall include a statement of the emergency situation that caused the action to be taken. Should the action be an adverse action, the notice shall meet the requirements of section 114-530. A copy of such notice shall be sent to the commissioner of human resources.

(Ord. No. 2007-22(06-O-2700), § 1, 3-27-07; Ord. No. 2007-46(07-O-1617), § 3, 8-28-07)