a.Incompetence, i.e., inability to comply with the minimum standard of an employee’s position for a significant period of time;

b.Willful disobedience and insubordination, a willful failure to submit to duly appointed and acting supervision or to conform to duly established orders or directions of persons in a supervisory position;

c.Failure to follow work rules;

d.Failure to perform work in a satisfactory manner;

e.Inefficiency or inexcusable neglect of duty, i.e., failure to perform duties required by the employee’s position;

f.Fraud in securing employment or misstatement of fact on an application for employment or other personnel document;

g.Falsification of records or reports;

h.Dishonesty, involving employment;

i.Mental or physical infirmity or defects which render the employee unfit for the proper performance of duties if no reasonable accommodation can be made;

j.Unfitness for duty, including consumption of any alcoholic beverage or non prescribed drug while on duty, or reporting to duty while under influence of any alcoholic beverage or non prescribed drug;

k.Unexcused absence without authorized leave;

l.Abuse of sick leave (see Section 12.02.g.1);

m.Participation in unlawful job actions against the City;

n.Any willful act or conduct, either during or outside of duty hours which is of a criminal, unethical or immoral nature that it would reasonably impair the public trust and confidence in the employee’s performance of duties;

o.Discourteous treatment of the public or other employees within the scope of employment;

p.Theft or improper or unauthorized use of City property;

q.Inattention to duty, tardiness, indolence, carelessness or negligence in the care and handling of City property;

r.Refusal to subscribe to any oath or affirmation which is required by law in connection with City employment;

s.Violation of the duly established rules and regulations published in the employee’s department;

t.Failure to comply with outside employment regulations (Rule 3, Sec. 3.06);

u.Failure to comply with conflict of interest regulations (Rule 3, Sec. 3.05);

v.The refusal of any officer or employee of the City to testify under oath before any Grand Jury having jurisdiction over any pending cause of inquiry in which the investigation of government bribery or misconduct in City office is involved shall constitute of itself sufficient grounds for the immediate discharge of such officer or employee;

w.Willful violation of any of the provisions of the ordinances, resolutions or any rules, regulations or policies which may be prescribed by the department or City;

x.Improper political activity. Example: Those campaigning for or espousing the election or nonelection of any candidate in national, state, county or municipal elections while on duty and/or during working hours or in a City uniform on or off duty; or the dissemination of political material of any kind while on duty and/or during working hours or in uniform.