Page 1 a ery AN ORDINANCE ADOPTED PURSUANT TO ACT NO. ; , 370 OF ALABAMA LEGISLATURE OF 1953;° APPROVED “fos 240° o 5: BY Th& GOVERNOR, ON AUGUST 21, 1953 (S. 439 - JOHNSTON) , REMOVING THE CHIEF OF POLICE OF THE CITY OF PRICHARD FROM THE PROVISIONS OF * *™“*~ THE MERIT SYSTEM OF MOBILE COUNTY; ALABAMA, ©” AND AUTHORIZING HIM TO. CARRY OUT THE POWERS CONFERRED UFON HIM BY SUCH ACT AFTER ~ - . REMOVAL FROM SUCH SYSTEM. BE IT ORDAINED’ BY THE CITY couNcIL OF THE CITY OF PRICHARD, . ALABAMA, AS FOLLOWS. . ote rr ae a os 5 1 4 1 12 2 262 922 149 47 69.532967 SECTION. 5 1 4 1 12 3 412 923 94 46 82.743683 ONE: 5 1 4 1 12 4 543 920 41 49 90.373756 on 5 1 4 1 12 5 599 926 70 43 84.892281 and 5 1 4 1 12 6 686 927 106 51 96.035400 after 5 1 4 1 12 7 805 923 71 46 79.885857 ‘the 5 1 4 1 12 8 897 908 124 69 65.509323 adopti 5 1 4 1 12 9 1023 928 40 42 96.629044 on 5 1 4 1 12 10 1085 929 58 42 96.374420 of 5 1 4 1 12 11 1148 945 83 26 70.216446 ‘this 5 1 4 1 12 12 1240 912 238 68 0.000000 ordinance, The City Council of the City of Piichard, Alabama, shall heve the exclusive power and authority to hire, demote, suspend’or = “* cistharge the Chief of Police of the City of Prichard, and to fix his compensation ane his working conditions, SECTION TWO: On and after the adoption of this ordinance, _the Chief of Police of the City of Prichard shall have authority ‘ €0 suspenc preenptorily any of the personnel or employees of the Folice Department of the City of Prichard, without pay or other ecapensation and without the rignt ef any hearing or appeal, provided however, that no such employee may be suspended by. him Zor a period or periods in the aggregate of more than thirty Geys in any one calendar year, and such suspension may be effected for insubordination or for eny other conduct considered by such Chief of Police to be contrary to the best interests of such Folice Department, and such suspension shall be effected by Gelivering to such employee a statement of such suspension and cause thereof, and ¢ copy of such statement shall be delivered to the Personnel Lirecter or Personnel Board of Mobile County, Alabama, but the suspended employee shall have no right to contest such suspension and no Fersannel Director or Personnel Board shell have any right, power ox euthority to aiter, modify or disturb any euch suspensien order issued by such Chief of Police SECTION THREE: The Chie= of Police of the City of Prichard is hereby further authorized, pureuant to such Act 370 of the Legisleture of Alabama 1953, referred to in the ception hereof, iemote, suspend (for @ period or periods beyond the period oz joss referred to in Seetion Two of this ordinance) or to Gischarge any one or more employees cf such Felice beparoment - for any one or move of the folicwing causes: 4 Page 2 Snexcused ebsence without’ ‘leave *- Commitment of any criminal act,: Conduct. unbecoziing”’ an* ‘employee’ in. the’ public, service -Disorderly” or immoral’ conduct. ma ; Tritoxication, whil : while off ‘duty: Neglect: ‘o£ ‘auty wilful: fail id. issuing any order’ unc i Joe Chief of Police fhall ‘state hi serve a “fopy -o£* ‘the ‘same*on* the ‘affected: exployee’: ‘amd: shell farnt a copy thereof to: the: Personnel’ ‘Director of Mobile County, Alabama. ‘which actton® shall. become .a. public. -record.- “The affected: eaployee' . may- within ‘ten . days efter: the servize‘of - such notice 2ppeal. to. . the Personnel Board “and ‘shall have.all-such rights ‘in connection . with. the, ®: appeal as are Bives., BY. Sectian 3 of said Act’ ‘do. 370. mm so Council of the City of Prichard ‘and after, suck Sopen oxy tee | sot . xeeinstated by'rhe City: Comefl of rhe’ City of Weicker ee: “aks: ers discretion;..all as: provided. for bysaid Act Ne: 370 of tha : Alabams Legislature of 1953, _2pproved, on August 2, “2953.. _. ote, : i $< The s Srovisions of this. goes, shall thereof, in sma with ‘the - provisions of this: ordinance, are hereby y expressly repedied.: ms _ . : °