§ 42-62. Sheriff to make immediate report of matters affecting status of member of service; suspensions.

(a)

The sheriff shall give an immediate report in writing to the merit system council on all appointments, reinstatements, vacancies, absences or other matters affecting the status of any member of the classified service or the performance of the duties of members of the classified service. The report shall be in the manner and form prescribed by the merit system council.

(b)

The sheriff may suspend any employee for not more than three days for cause, and there shall be no right of appeal for any suspension thereof. A member of the classified service shall be authorized to file a grievance under the procedures established by the merit system council pertaining to suspension of more than three days. The sheriff shall not have the authority to suspend any employee for more than one suspension of ten days within any given six-month period of time without the right of appeal. If the sheriff shall suspend any employee for a period longer than ten days, the individual suspended shall be notified in writing of the charges placed against him for his suspension. He shall thereafter have ten days to request a hearing before the merit system council, and upon his request the council shall set a hearing not more than 30 days from the receipt of such request for a hearing. It is the intent of this division that the sheriff shall have maximum flexibility in the disciplining of employees for ordinary cause. However, if the council finds that the sheriff has not complied with procedures established by the council, that suspension has occurred for political reasons, or that the sheriff has been arbitrary in the interpretation of cause, the council may order reinstatement and back pay of the employee.

(Ord. No. O-90-9-111, § 17, 9-10-90)