80-O-46ORDINANCE NO. go_ O - ` '-
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 13, ARTICLE II, SUB-
PARAGRAPH (3), OF SECTION 13-28, OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA; RE-
PEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA:
SECTION- 1. That Chapter 13, Article II, Subparagraph (3), of
Section 13-28, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Edgewater,
Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows:
(3) Disciplinary actions: A department head may institute
the following disciplinary actions for inadequate per-
formance of duties or for other good cause which may be
detrimental to the municipal government:
(a) Demotion to a classification having a lower range
of pay.
(b) Suspension without pay for a period not to exceed
thirty (30) days in any one calendar year.
(c) Dismissal.
In all cases, the department head shall furnish the em-
ployee and the Merit Board with a written statement of
the reasons for recommending such action. Any employee
may be disciplined by the appointing authority for cause.
An employee so affected will have the right to appeal such
an action to the Merit Board within twenty (20) days
following its effective date. The Merit Board will act
upon the case within twenty (20) days. The Merit Board
shall recommend appropriate action to the City Council.
All decisions by the Merit Board other than those resulting
in separation shall be final. Decisions resulting in sep-
aration shall be final unless appealed to the City Council
which may reverse such decision by a majority vote.
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SECTION 2. That all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances and all
Resolutions or parts of Resolutions of the City of Edgewater, Florida,
that are in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. That the City Clerk is hereby directed to advertise
this Ordinance as required by law.
SECTION 4. That this Ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon its adoption by the City Council and approval as provided by law.
The first reading of the above Ordinance was read in full and
passed by vote of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida,
at the Regular meeting of said Council held on the � day of
March, 1980, and approved as provided by law.
The second reading of said Ordinance to ,,e/,
be at a
meeting of the City Council to be held on the / '" day of�,
1980.
Roll call vote as follows:
ATTEST:
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FIRST READING:
Councilman
councilman V
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SECOND READING:
Approved
this 77/i day of
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Mayor
This Ordinance prepared by:
JUDSON I. WOODS, JR.
City Attorney
Councilman
Councilman
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