The person having the appointing power as provided in this chapter, or the chief of police or chief of the fire department, may peremptorily suspend, demote, or discharge a subordinate then under the person’s or chief’s direction for neglect of duty, disobedience of orders, misconduct, or failure to properly perform the subordinate’s duties.

[SS15, §1056-a32; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5703; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.19; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.19] 86 Acts, ch 1138, §6

Referred to in §411.1