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The tenure of everyone holding an office, place, position or employment under the provisions of this chapter shall be only during good behavior and any such person may be removed or discharged, suspended without pay, demoted, reduced in rank, or deprived of vacation privileges or other special privileges for any of the following reasons:

A. Incompetency, inefficiency or inattention to or dereliction of duty;

B. Dishonesty, intemperance, immoral conduct, insubordination, discourteous treatment of the public or a fellow employee, or any other act of omission or commission tending to injure the public service; or any other willful failure on the part of the employee to properly conduct himself;

C. Mental or physical unfitness for the position which the employee holds;

D. Dishonest, disgraceful, immoral or prejudicial conduct;

E. Drunkenness or use of intoxicating liquors, narcotics or any other habit-forming drug, liquid or preparation to such extent that the use thereof interferes with the efficiency or mental or physical fitness of the employee, or which precludes the employee from properly performing the functions and duties of any position under civil service;

F. Conviction of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;

G. Willful or intentional violation of any lawful and reasonable regulation, order or direction made or given by a superior officer;

H. Willful or intentional violation of any of the provisions of these rules;

I. Violation of the police department’s standard operating procedures (“SOP”) regarding rules of conduct;

J. Any other cause, act or failure to act which, under law or these rules, or the judgment of the commission, is grounds for or warrants dismissal, discharge, removal or separation from the service, demotion, suspension, forfeiture of service credit, deprivation of privileges or other disciplinary action. (Ord. 017/2019 § 7)