§ 2-4-7. Suspension or removal generally.

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A.

Any officer of the city violating any of his or her official obligations or being charged with culpable negligence or dereliction of duty, or with conduct inconsistent with his or her official character and duty, or with official incompetency, shall be suspended from office by the mayor, who shall appoint a person to fill the office for the time being, and report the charges at the next regular meeting, with his or her action, to the city council.

B.

Every officer who shall refuse or willfully fail to perform the duties imposed upon him or her by law or ordinance, or who shall, in his or her official acts, be guilty of any fraud, extortion, oppression, favoritism, or willful injustice, or for any satisfactory cause, shall be removed from office. The method of removal shall be by a majority vote of the city council.

(Code 1967, § 2-26; Code 1985, § 2-37)

Charter reference

Suspension or removal of officers, §§ 181, 182, 185.

                    
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