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ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE PROCEDURE FOR CHARGES AGAINST CITY OFFICIALS
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If any person holding any office or position by election or appointment, shall neglect or refuse to perform any duty enjoined upon him either by law or by ordinance, and the Council shall desire to investigate any such neglect or refusal and punish the same, written charges shall be made against any such person holding such office or position, which charges shall state all the facts expected to be proven, and shall be signed either by the Mayor or the City Clerk or some member of the Council.
The said charges shall be filed with the City Clerk unless she be the person charged and in that case, with some member of the Council, to be designated at the time of filing the said charges.
A copy of the said charge shall be delivered to the person charged, by some officer to be designated by the council as soon after said charges are made as the same is practicable, and the trial upon the said charges shall be had at the next regular meeting of the council; provided the same may be continued at the discretion of the council.
If the person charged does not appear, the Council may proceed with the trial, unless such excuse for delay be given as in the discretion of the Council justify a continuance. If the charges are of such a serious nature as to justify the same, the Council may in its discretion suspend such person charged until the trial be had.
If the Council desire, they may call in the City Attorney to prosecute all such charges; and in case any charges are preferred against the City Attorney, may call in some other person to prosecute him. In case any charges are preferred against the Mayor, then one of the members of the Council shall be elected as president pro tem. In case any charges are preferred against the City Clerk, then a member of the Council shall act as Clerk during the trial, such member having the right to vote and to take any other part in the trial the same as ...
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