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SECTION 8 DISCIPLINE / GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES 8.1 Discipline City employees shall beare subject to disciplinary action for failing to fulfill their duties and responsibilities, including failure to observe proper workplace conduct adopted by the City Council. Compliance with work rules and policies are essential functions of all City positions; deficiencies in these areas will be addressed through the discipline process listed below. It is the policy of the City to administer disciplinary penalties without discrimination. Except for probationary employees and as expressly described m this_ pPolicy, employees may use the grievance procedure under the as per the personnel policy with respect toconcerning any disciplinary action. To the extent practicable, the supervisor or Department Head shall investigate any allegation on which disciplinary action might be based before any disciplinary action is taken. Nothing in this nPolicy shall be interpreted interested as altering the City employees' status as "at - will" employees or creating any type of "just cause" standard for discipline or termination. When determining whether to impose discipline, including termination, the City may consider all relevant factors, including; but not limited to the seriousness and frequency of misconduct; and the employee's disciplinarye history. Discipline may be in one or more of the following forms, although the City of Ramsey reserves the right to take any disciplinary action at any time: a) a) Oral RFeprimand b) b) Written Rfeprimand c) c) Suspension d) d) Demotion e) e) Termination ar Oral Rfeprimand:-A verbal reprimand may be imposed by a Department Head for minor violations or incidents. The Department Head must maintain a record of each verbal reprimand. A verbal reprimand may not be appealed or submitted through the grievance process. 4 Written Rfeprimand:4 A written reprimand shall state that the employee is being reprimanded for misconduct and describe the misconduct. The employee shall be given a copy of the written reprimand and sign the original, acknowledging receipt of that he/she has received the reprimand. The signature of the employee does not necessarily indicate agreement that they agree with the reprimand. If the employee refuses to sign the original reprimand, such refusal will be noted on the reprimand. The reprimand shall be placed in the employee's personnel file. cr Suspension Wwithout Ppay_ Prior toBefore the suspension or as soon thereafter as possible, the employee shall be notified in writing of the reason for the suspension and its length. The employee shall sign the original suspension notice, acknowledging that he/she has received itreceipt. The signature of the employee 661Page Formatted: Font: Bold