2013-77 AMENDING CITY CODE - CHAPTER 7 - OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES GENERALLY

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Chapter 07 16. RETIREMENT AGE. The retirement age of all members of the Police and Fire departments is hereby fixed at 63 years. Mandatory retirement for addi 'onal twelve-month periods may be extended by the City Manager where he deems the convenience and necessity of the public service requires such additional service of an individual employee. 17. WORKER'S COMPENSATION. All officers and employees of the City, including all members of the Police and Fire Departments of the City, shall be covered by the provisions of the Acts of the General Assembly entitled, "The Workers' Compensation Act" and "Workers' Occupational Diseases Act." 18. DEMOTION FOR CAUSE. In addition to the power and authority to discharge or remove or suspend an officer or employee in the classified civil service of the City, the Civil Service Commission shall be, and it is hereby, empowered and authorized tc demote, except that no officer or employee in such service who is appointed under the rules and after examination may be demoted except for cause upon written charges and after an oppo nity to be heard in his own defense and otherwise in the same manner as is provided for discharge or removal or suspension for a period of more than thirty days. 19. VOLUNTARY DEMOTION. In addition to the power and authority to demote for cause as provided in Section 18 hereof, said Commission shall be, and it is hereby, empowered and authorized to demote upon request of the officer or employee in flie classified service concurred in by the City Manager. Such request and concurrence shall be in writing filed with the Commission and shall each specify the position to which demotion is requested and concurred in. The request shall be supported by appearance before the Commission wherein the same is personally acknowledged by such officer or employee.