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22, <br />4.4 Personal Conduct <br />See new <br />Appendix 1, Employees may be dismissed, demoted, suspended, warned <br />Item 4 or otherwise disciplined on the basis of unacceptable <br />personal conduct. Discipline may be imposed, as a <br />result of- unacceptable conduct, up to and including <br />dismissal without any prior warning to the employee. <br />Disciplinary demotions, suspensions, or dismissal for <br />personal conduct require written notification to the <br />employee. Such notification must include specific <br />reasons for the discipline and notice of the employee's <br />right of appeal. <br />Deleted NOTE: Failure to give specific written reasons for <br />'..__ the dismissal shall cause the dismissal to be legally <br />ineffective, and may require back pay and attorney's <br />fees to be paid to the employee. Time limits for filing <br />a grievance do not start until the employee receives <br />written notice of their appeal rights. <br />4.5 Suspension <br />See new Investigatory or disciplinary suspension may be used <br />Section 4.8 by management in appropriate circumstances. However, <br />and Appendix the following provisions shall control its use: <br />1, Item 5 <br />4.5.1 An employee who has been suspended for <br />either investigatory or disciplinary reasons <br />must be placed on compulsory leave of absence <br />without pay. <br />See new 4.5.2 Investigatory suspension without pay may be <br />Section 4.8 used to provide time to investigate, establish <br />revised facts,' and reach a decision concerning an <br />employee's status in those cases where it is <br />determined the employee should not continue to <br />work pending a decision. Also, the department <br />head may elect to use investigatory suspension in <br />order to avoid undue disruption of work or to <br />protect the safety of persons or property. An <br />Deleted investigatory suspension without pay shall not <br />exceed 45 calendar days. However, the County <br />Manager may extend the period of investigatory <br />suspension without pay beyond the 45 -day limit. <br />The employee must be informed in writing of the <br />extension, the specific reasons for the extension <br />and right of appeal. A copy of the above <br />communication shall be sent to'the Personnel <br />Director and the County Manager. If no action <br />has been taken by the department head by the end <br />of 45 calendar days, and no extension has been <br />