Any employee may be temporarily separated by
layoff or suspension or permanently separated by resignation or dismissal.
Whenever a nonexempt employee (terminated through
no fault of his own) who has completed the probationary period but
has less than one year's employment is terminated, one week's severance
pay will be granted. If so terminated after one year's employment,
a payment of two weeks' severance pay will be made.
When, in the judgment of the Borough Administrator,
an employee's work performance or conduct justifies disciplinary action
short of dismissal, the employee may be suspended without pay. A suspended
employee may request a hearing before the Personnel Board, and such
hearing shall be held within 30 days from the date the request is
received. If the suspension is not upheld, the employee will receive
any back pay due him as a result of said suspension.
If the Personnel Board finds that the supervisor failed to follow the proper procedure outlined in §
49-53, the employee shall be reinstated to his former position without loss of pay. In all other cases wherein the Personnel Board does not sustain the action of the supervisor, the Personnel Board's findings and recommendations shall be advisory in nature, and the Mayor and Council may affirm the original action or modify it pursuant to the Personnel Board's recommendations.