HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 13, Page 487, No Ordinance NumberAN ORDINANCE P1011 DING SECTION 18 OF THE "APPOINTIVE EiiPLOvEESI
CIVIL SERVICE, ORDINANCE", WHICH WAS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF COIIJSSIOi E i
ON DECEI•ILBER 2, 1947
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF CO72''ISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That Section 18 of the t1Appointive Employees*
Civil Service Ordinanceft be, and the same is hereby amended and
reordained so that said section as amended and reordained shall
read as follows.
"SECTIoid 1$. No employee in the classified service of
the city as designated by this ordinance, after serving a pro-
bationary period of six months, shall be removed, suspended, reduced
in grade or pay, for any reason except inefficiency, misconduct,
insubordination or violation of law involving moral turpitude.
Provided, however, any employee may be removed, suspended or
reduced in grade or pay for any of the follotring specified causes:
(1) Drinking beer, wine, whiskey, or any other
alcoholic or intoxicating liquor while on duty.
(2) Being under the influence of any intoxicant while
either on or off duty.
(3) Insubordination or disrespect to the City Manager
or to any superior employee, the Mayor, or any
member of the Board of Commissioners of the City
of Paducah.
(4) Failure or refusal to perform any duty required in
connection with his employment, or to do so when re-
quested by the City Manager or the head of his
department.
(5) Such conduct as shows disrespect to any fellow employee
or any member of the public.
(6) Conviction of a felony in any court.
(7) Attempting in any way to influence any personts
vote in any election, or interfering with or ob-
structing the holding of any election or registration
of any voters.
(8) Allotdng as many as three (3) Orders of Attachment or
Garnishees against his salary or wages for just debts.
(9) Such mental or physical incapacity or disability as
renders him incapable of properly performing his duty.
(10) Abandonment of, without just cause, or failure to
support his family.
(11) Any immoral habits or lascivious or improper conduct
not herein enumerated which would render him unfit, for
employment by the city, or which would in any way tend
to bring discredit or criticism to his department, the
city government or any of its employees.
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(12) Any form of impoliteness or rudeness in dealing with the
public or in the performance of duty.
(13) Being absent from duty without permission from either
the City Banager or from the head of the department in
which he is employed, or being tardy in reporting for
duty or in the performance of any assigned work, or
loitering at any time while on duty.
(14) Any lack of interest and attention to duty, tardiness
or other cause which prevents an employee from efficiently
performing his duty.
(15) Engaging in disputes or quarrels with any other employee
or person while on duty, or using indecent or profane
names or language in addressing another employee or
another person.
(16) The acceptance of any gift or contribution of any kind
from any person or persons which may be calculated to
Place such employee under obligation to the contributor
or anyone else."
SECTION 2. "All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its adoption.
Passed by the Board of Commissioners February 14, 1956
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, February 14, 1956.