Initiation of Disciplinary Action. i. When the Department receives notice of a complaint against an employee and an investigation is undertaken, the employee will be notified as to the existence of the complaint as expeditiously as practicable. In situations where covert actions may be necessary to properly engage an investigation, no notice will be given until those actions are completed. ii. All disciplinary action shall be initiated by the delivery of a notice of proposed disciplinary action to an employee. The notice of the proposed discipline must include the following information and/or allegations: (a) Each policy, rule, and/or regulation alleged to have been violated, (b) A detailed description of the alleged violation of the policy; and (c) The disciplinary action(s) recommended or requested. iii. The notice of proposed discipline shall be delivered to the employee, together with a notice that the employee has five (5) working days in which to file with the Department Head, or his/her designee a request for a pre-disciplinary hearing. iv. An employee may be suspended with pay pending a final decision on any proposed suspension with loss of pay for more than three (3) working days, demotion, or termination from employment.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
