Section 10Sec./Art. 10

Administrative Jurisdiction for Disciplining Other Officers and Employees.

The General Manager may, for dishonesty, oppression, misconduct, neglect of duty, conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude, notoriously disgraceful or immoral conduct, improper or unauthorized solicitation of contributions from subordinate employees, lobbying for personal interest or gain in legislative halls and offices without authority from the Board, directly or indirectly obstructing, defeating or violating the civil rights and liberties of an individual, promoting the sale of tickets in behalf of private enterprises that are not intended for charitable or public welfare purposes and even in the latter cases if there is no prior authority willful violation of reasonable office regulations, or in the interest of the service, remove after due notice and hearing, any subordinate officer or employee from the service, demote him in rank, suspend him for not more than one year without pay or fine in an amount not exceeding six month's salary.

A transfer from one position to another without reduction in rank and salary shall not be considered disciplinary when made in the interest of public service and the action of the General Manager shall not be final until approved by the Board of Trustees.