Employee Manual 2023 - Flipbook - Page 81
An officer or employee who has knowledge that another officer or employee has violated these
Standards, or any ordinance or law may report the existence of the violation to a supervisor,
person, agency, or organization. The City shall not threaten, punish, demote, discharge, or
otherwise discriminate against an officer or employee because they report or is about to report
such a violation, or because they are requested by a public body to participate in an investigation,
hearing or court action. Any such discriminatory action by an officer or employee against the
reporting officer or employee shall be deemed to be misconduct in office. The making of a report of
a violation, which the reporting officer or employee knows to be false, shall be deemed to be
misconduct in office.
Violations Constitute Misconduct:
The City Commission hereby determines that a violation of the Code provisions constitutes
misconduct in office and shall be grounds for removal or discharge by the City Commission or the
city manager as provided in the City Charter; and
Administration:
The city manager is authorized and directed to administer this Code as it may apply to
administrative officers and employees; and
Legal Contracts Not Affected:
Any contract in respect to which an officer or employee acts in violation, shall not be considered to
be void or voidable unless the contract is in violation of a statute which specifically provides for
that remedy.
NOTE: Nothing in the Code of Conduct and Ethics is intended to interfere with or prohibit an
employee from engaging in concerted activity as protected by applicable labor laws.
City of Plymouth Employee manual - Page 81 – March 2023
