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Section 2-404 Suspensions Pending Investigation.

City charter section

[Ch. 1903, sec. 153; rev. 1914, sec. 62; 1928 pub., sec. 62; 1942 recod., sec. 2-304; rev. Nov. 6, 1962; amended November 8, 2022, effective January 1, 2025.]

  1. The Mayor shall have power to suspend, pending an official investigation, any officer of the City except Councilors or the Auditor for any official defalcation or willful neglect of duty or official misconduct. 

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