Right to Discipline & Discharge. Disciplinary action shall mean discharge/dismissal, demotion, reduction in salary, suspension resulting in loss of pay, transfer for purposes of punishment, and written reprimand. The City shall have the right to discharge or discipline any employee for dishonesty, insubordination, drunkenness, incompetence, negligence, failure to perform work as required or to observe the Department's safety rules and regulations or for engaging in strikes, individual or group slowdowns or work stoppages, or refusal to accept overtime, or for violating or ordering the violation of the Memorandum of Understanding. The City may discipline or discharge an employee for the following: a. Fraud in securing appointment. b. Negligence of duty. c. Violation of safety rules. d. Unacceptable attendance record, including tardiness, overstaying lunch or break periods. e. Possession, Distribution or under the influence of alcoholic beverages, non-prescribed or unauthorized narcotics or dangerous drugs during working hours. f. Inability, unwillingness, refusal or failure to perform work as assigned, required or directed. g. Unauthorized soliciting on City property or time. h. Conviction of a felony or conviction of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude. i. Unacceptable behavior toward the general public or fellow employees or officers of the City. j. Falsifying employment application materials, time reports, records, or payroll documents or other City records. k. Disobedience to proper authority.
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Samples: Memorandum of Understanding, Memorandum of Understanding, Memorandum of Understanding
