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***Note: Many local criminal codes can now be located under Chapter 10.60 SMC while others are now cited under the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), which was incorporated into the municipal code in 2022. (See SMC 10.58.010). Code Enforcement, including Noise Control and Animal Regulations are located in Chapters 10.62 through 10.74.

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Title 04
Chapter 04.32
Section 04.32.100
 

Title 04 Administrative Agencies and Procedures

Chapter 04.32 Office of Police Ombudsman (OPO)

Section 04.32.100 Removal

  1. The police ombudsman may not be removed from office during his or her term except for misconduct, inefficiency, incompetence, inability or failure to perform the duties of the office, negligence in the performance of the duties or failure to complete the requisite training. Compliance with the confidentiality provisions of this chapter is a condition of employment for all employees of the OPO. Inadvertent, de minimus disclosures shall not be considered a violation of this section.

  2. In such cases that warrant removal from office, removal shall be by a resolution adopted by a majority of the full commission subsequent to a public hearing by the commission.

  3. Nothing contained herein shall prevent the commission from declining to approve an appointment or reappointment.

Date Passed: Monday, February 10, 2014

Effective Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Ordinance C35069 Section 8