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Consideration of a Request for a Closed Hearing to Appeal a Disciplinary Action
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Meeting Date: May 2, 2018
Contact Person/Dept: Serena Wright-Black/Human Resources
Phone Number: 310/253-5640
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: []
Public Notification: (Email) Meetings and Agendas - Civil Service Commission (04/26/18); (Email) All City Staff (04/26/18)
Department Approval: Serena Wright-Black, Director of Administrative Services (04/19/18)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Civil Service Commission discuss the request to schedule a closed hearing to appeal a disciplinary action, and determine whether to schedule the hearing, including a possible pre-hearing conference, or in the alternative, refer the matter to a hearing officer.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
On February 22, 2018, the Police Department provided a disciplinary notice of an eighty hour suspension to an employee for violations of Culver City Police Department policies and Civil Service Rules.
Grounds
This disciplinary action is for causes specified below:
A. Culver City Police Department Policy Section 322.5.4(g): Any other failure to abide by the standards of ethical conduct.
B. Culver City Police Department Policy Section 322.5.4(m): Any other on-duty conduct which any member knows or reasonably should know is unbecoming a member of this department, is contrary to good order, efficiency or moral, or tends to reflect unfavorably upon this department or its members.
C. Culver City Police Department Policy Section 322.5.4(g): Use of obscene, indecent, profane or derogatory language while on-duty or in uniform.
D. Culver City Police Department Policy Section 322.5.5?: Disparaging remarks or conduct concerning duly constituted authority to the extent that such conduct disrupts the efficie...
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