An employee may be separated for disability
when the employee cannot perform the required duties because of a
physical or mental impairment. Action may be initiated by the employee
or the Town, but in all cases shall be supported by medical evidence
as certified by a competent physician. The Town may require an examination
at its expense and performed by a physician of its choice. Before
an employee is separated for disability, a reasonable effort shall
be made to locate alternative positions within the Town's service
for which the employee may be suited.
Retirement age shall be as defined by the Delaware
County and Municipal General Pension Plan.
The date of death shall be recorded as the separation
date for computing compensation due.
An employee who is suspended for disciplinary
reasons shall be relieved temporarily of all duties and responsibilities
and shall receive no compensation for the period of the suspension.
An employee may be suspended without notice
by the department head for causes related to personal conduct in order
to avoid undue disruption of work, to protect the safety of persons
or property or for other serious reasons. When a department head suspends
an employee he/she shall tell the employee to leave Town property
at once and remain away until further notice. The department head
shall immediately notify the Town Manager of any immediate disciplinary
suspension. A written summary giving the circumstances and facts leading
to the suspension shall be prepared and delivered to the Town Manager
for review. Following the Town Manager's review, one copy of the written
summary shall be delivered to the employee by certified mail and one
copy shall be filed in the employee's personnel folder.
During the investigation, hearing or trial of
an employee on any criminal charge or during the course of any civil
action involving the employee, the department head may suspend the
employee with pay for the duration of the proceeding as a nondisciplinary
action, if such action is deemed necessary in the best interest of
the Town. The Town may fully recover said pay and benefits for the
period of the nondisciplinary suspension if the suspension ends with
the employee's termination.
An employee who resigns while in good standing
or who is dismissed because of reduction in force may be reinstated,
with the approval of the department head and the Town Manager or an
appropriate Town official. An employee who enters active service with
the Armed Forces of the United States, the Public Health Service,
or with a Reserve component of the Armed Forces will be granted reinstatement
rights commensurate with the Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act.