[Ord. No. 16-23, 9-18-2023]
A.
The offenses listed under each of the three (3) categories below are examples only and are not intended to be all-inclusive. The City retains the right to treat each violation on an individual basis without setting a binding precedent for future cases.
1.
Examples Of Group I Offenses Include:
a.
Failure to report for overtime, special hours or special shifts after being scheduled.
b.
Using or possessing tools, equipment or machines to which the employee has not been assigned.
c.
Wasting time, loitering, loafing or neglecting work responsibilities while on duty.
d.
Productivity or workmanship not up to required standards.
e.
Failure to maintain correct work attitude or courtesy as it relates to co-workers, supervisors or the public.
f.
Tardiness.
g.
Absenteeism.
h.
Violation of safety rules.
i.
Engaging in horseplay or similar types of disorderly conduct.
j.
Creating or contributing to unsafe, unsanitary conditions or poor housekeeping.
k.
Smoking in facilities or offices designated as non-smoking.
l.
Violation of professional appearance standards.
m.
Violation of the City's computer usage or social media policies.
n.
Violation of the City's Employee Code of Ethics.
2.
Examples Of Group II Offenses Include:
a.
Threatening, intimidating, coercing, or interfering with fellow employees or supervisors at any time.
b.
Reporting for work or working while unfit for duty.
c.
Leaving the job during working hours without permission.
d.
Any conduct which adversely affects the safety of the public or City personnel.
e.
Inappropriate use of a City vehicle including the transportation of relatives or persons not authorized by the City.
f.
Refusal to give testimony in City lawsuits or in accident investigations.
3.
Examples Of Group III Offenses Include:
a.
Willful neglect in the performance of duties.
b.
Maliciously destroying or damaging any City property or property of any employee.
c.
Falsification or destruction of personnel or City records.
d.
Making false claims or misrepresentation in an attempt to obtain sickness or accident benefits, workers compensation or unemployment compensation payments.
e.
Insubordination.
f.
Unauthorized possession of firearms, explosives or weapons on City property.
g.
Theft or unauthorized removal from City facilities of any City property or property of an employee.
h.
Immoral, unlawful, or improper conduct or indecency on or off the job, which would affect the employee's relationship to the job, fellow workers, or goodwill in the community.
i.
Use or attempted use of political influence or bribery to secure an advantage in any manner.
j.
Striking an individual, provoking or instigating a fight or fighting at any time while on City property or on City time.
k.
Being convicted of a felony or engaging in criminal conduct of a nature that the City Administrator believes calls into question the employee's ability to perform his or her job duties.
l.
Loss of necessary prerequisites or abilities to perform the work, except as restricted by State and/or Federal law.
m.
Unauthorized or unexcused absences of three (3) or more workdays.
n.
Repeated violation of the City's personnel policies and procedures, safety rules, departmental and City policies and procedures or any combination thereof.
o.
Violation of the City's sexual harassment or discrimination policies.
p.
Violation of the City's drug, marijuana and alcohol free workplace policy.
q.
Engaging in conduct that is reasonably determined by the City to bring discredit or to have the potential to bring discredit to the City.
B.
The above reasons for discipline are listed as examples only and the City retains the right to discipline or discharge any employee for reasons other than listed above. This discipline Section is not intended to create a property interest in employment with the City.