Termination Policy

9 Summary Offense Termination Examples

1. Knowingly and intentionally submit, or cause to be submitted, untruthful, incomplete, inaccurate, false, improper or incomplete statements related to issues of official duties 2. Committing an administrative violation that would be classified as a felony in criminal law, or found guilty of committing a felony by a court of law 3. Supervisors who commit acts of sexual harassment based on exchange of a job benefit for sexual favors, or commit acts of retaliation against a subordinate for resisting or reporting such prohibited activity. 4. Threatening or committing life-threatening acts of violence against another member, on or off duty 5. Failing to respond to a call for aid from a member in a dangerous situation or situation with a high probability of danger when such danger is known or should have been known. 6. Theft of money or property of another, when substantial evidence establishes intent to deprive its rightful owner. 7. Retaliatory behavior by a supervisor taken against a subordinate for reporting supervisory misconduct 8. Committing a serious misdemeanor (DWI, Reckless Driving) resulting in death of another, serious injury to self or another person or irreparable damage to the police profession or image. 9. Direct or constructive disobedience to a superior ranked member's lawful and direct order(Insubordination)

Fault and non-fault terminations include

1. Reductions in work force 2. Job abandonment 3. Disability 4. Unqualified 5. Summary offense terminations 6. Habitual offenses

Job abandonment

A member is considered to have abandoned a job when the member is absent without permission for more than three consecutive workdays from the last day of actual work

Terminations

A. Termination is an action taken to eliminate a job or involuntarily separate a member from a job position. Implicit in a termination decision is a reasonable assumption that the member's continued employment is a detriment to efficient, effective, or safe service. B. All members are subject to termination for cause. cause for termination can occur with or without fault on the member's part.

Summary Offense Terminations

Certain offense can by their nature and the liability they can create for an agency, warrant immediate termination.

Unqualified

Members who lose a job certification, lac the necessary knowledge, skills or fitness for their positions are unqualified and subject to a no-fault termination.