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Consideration of a Request for a Closed Hearing to Appeal a Disciplinary Action
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Meeting Date: February 1, 2023
Contact Person/Dept: Dana Anderson / 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 (01/26/23); (Email) All City Staff (01/26/23)
Department Approval: Dana Anderson, Director of Human Resources (01/24/23)
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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 August 15, 2022, the Fire Department issued a notice of intent to discipline dismissal from employment to an employee on the grounds that the employee violated the following Culver City Fire Department Rules and Regulations and Civil Service Rules:
A. Culver City Fire Department Rules & Regulations Section 116.1: Members shall be courteous and respectful to the public and others with who they have official dealings.
B. Culver City Fire Department Rules & Regulations Section 116.32: All members of the Department, irrespective of the divisions to which they are attached or the duties they perform, are subject to the rules, regulations, and orders concerning the government of the uniformed force; particularly such rules and regulations as apply to conduct, discipline, and transgression of laws.
C. Culver City Fire Department Rules & Regulations Section 201.01: In matters of general conduct, all members, safety and non-safety, shall be governed by the ordinary and reasonable rules of behavior observed by law...
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