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RCS:ar <br />3/9/76 <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1319 <br /> <br />AN ORDIN~LNCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES TO BE IMPLEMENTED <br />PRIOR TO THE SUSPENSION, DEMOTION OR <br />DISMISSAL OF NON-PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEES <br />FROM THE COMi~ETITIVE SERVICE. <br /> <br /> THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES <br />ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br /> SECTION 1: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is <br />hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered Section <br />9-118.1, which section reads as follows: <br /> <br /> Section 9-118.1. Procedural requirements prior to <br />suspension, demotion or dismissal. <br /> <br /> No employee holding a position in the competitive <br />service who has served a probationary period for the posi- <br />tion held by such employee shall be subject to suspension, <br />demotion or dismissal pursuant to Section 1008 of the City <br />Charter unless prior thereto such employee has received: <br /> <br /> (1) Notice of the proposed action and of the grounds <br />for such action; <br /> <br /> (2) A written copy of the charges and grounds <br />for such charges; <br /> <br /> (3) A reasonable time, not to exceed 10 days, unless <br />the appointing authority authorizes a longer time, to answer <br />the charges; <br /> <br /> (4) A written decision on the answer at the earliest <br />practicable date. <br /> <br /> Examination of witnesses, trial, or hearing is not <br />required but may be provided in the discretion of the appoint- <br />ing authority. Copies of the charges, the notice of the action, <br />the answer, the reasons for and the order of removal or suspen- <br />sion without pay, and also the reasons for the actions taken <br />shall be made a part of the records of the city and, on request, <br />shall be furnished to the individual affected and to the Per- <br />sonnel Board. <br /> <br /> SECTION 2: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is <br />hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered Section <br />9-118.2, which section reads as follows: <br /> <br />Section 9-118.2. Notice of proposed adverse action. <br /> <br /> Except as provided in Section 9-118.4, infra, an <br />employee against whom disciplinary action is pending is enti- <br />tled to reasonable advance written notice stating any and all <br />reasons, specifically and in detail, for the proposed action. <br />The material on which the notice is based and which is relied <br />on to support the reasons in that notice, including, but not <br />limited to, statements of witnesses, documents, and investi- <br />gative reports or extracts therefrom, shall be assembled and <br /> <br /> <br />