2.55.620 Termination.
(1) An employee may be terminated from town employment for any reasons listed below:
(a) During or at the end of the employee’s probation period.
(b) As a result of disciplinary action.
(c) Due to loss of skills, certifications, or other conditions which would make the employee unfit for town service.
(d) When the town council has made a determination that a lack of work or funding exists with respect to the employee’s position. The town council has sole discretion to make determinations of lack of work or lack of funding.
(e) If the employee has a physical or mental impairment that prevents him/her from performing the required duties of the employee’s position and the employee cannot be reasonably accommodated. Termination must be supported by medical evidence which establishes that the performance and qualifications are equal.
(2) An employee may be terminated from town employment at will by the mayor at any time, with or without notice and with or without cause, except as that right may be restricted by the statutes of the state of Washington and the United States of America.
(3) No employee will be terminated for a discriminatory, retaliatory, or otherwise illegal reason. (Ord. 518 § 2, 2009)