Columbia Explanation of action; appeal ordinance (§ 19-226)

Any disciplinary action taken shall be documented and explained to the employee. Employees who are disciplined shall be presented with written reason at the time of the action or as soon as practical after the action and not later than ten (10) calendar days after the action is taken for discipline involving suspension, demotion or dismissal and five (5) calendar days for all other discipline. The written reasons shall be on a form provided by the human resources director, and include:

(1) A plain statement of why the action was taken.

(2) A list of evidence and documents supporting the discipline.

(3) The facts leading to the discipline.

(4) The law, ordinance or rule violated.

(5) Any other information deemed relevant to the disciplinary action taken.

A copy of the disciplinary action shall be provided to the human resources director. Eligible employees may appeal disciplinary actions against them resulting in suspension without pay, dismissal or disciplinary demotion pursuant to the city's grievance procedure. Eligible employees may appeal other disciplinary actions against them pursuant to the city's disciplinary review procedure.