Alabama § 45-39-230.06 - Dismissal of Deputies; Hearing; Appeals.

§ 45-39-230.06. Dismissal of Deputies; Hearing; Appeals.

Any deputy, to whom this part applies, may be dismissed for good cause by giving him or her written notice of the cause, and such deputy shall have an opportunity within a specified period of not less than seven nor more than 30 days to answer the charges made against him or her and to ask for a hearing before the civil service board of appeals created herein. The board shall thereupon order the charge or complaint to be filed forthwith in writing and shall hold a hearing de novo on such charges. No deputy shall be removed, discharged, or demoted except for some personal misconduct, or fact, rendering his or her further tenure harmful to the public interest, or for some cause affecting or concerning his or her fitness or ability. If such removal, dismissal, or demotion is appealed to the civil service board of appeals, then the same shall become final only after a hearing upon the written charges or complaint has been had, and after an opportunity has been given to the deputy to face his or her accusers, and to be heard in his or her own defense. Pending a hearing on the appeal, the affected deputy may be suspended. After such hearing the civil service board of appeals may order the deputy to be reinstated, demoted, removed, or discharged or suspended, or take such other disciplinary action as in its judgment is warranted by the evidence and under the law.