§ 15-4-404. Administrative penalties for municipal employees.

A.

City of Lawton employees who: (1) are observed using tobacco or vapor products in a municipal building or on property owned or operated by the City of Lawton, or (2) are found to have otherwise violated Section 15-4-403 of this article, are subject to disciplinary action as provided by either city code or any applicable collective bargaining agreement.

B.

All City of Lawton supervisory personnel shall ask individuals observed using any tobacco or vapor products in any municipal building or on any property owned or operated by the city to cease or refrain from using such tobacco or vapor products while in said building or on said property. Any on duty employee observing another on duty employee using tobacco or a vapor product in a municipal building, municipal vehicle or on property owned or operated by the city shall report the violation to their supervisor. The supervisor shall then ask the employee to cease or refrain from using tobacco or vapor products while on/in city property and shall report the employee committing the infraction to that employee's department director. The department director shall then conduct an investigation and, if appropriate, discipline the employee in accordance with city code or any applicable collective bargaining agreement.

C.

In addition to the administrative penalties herein, nothing in this section shall preclude any criminal charges being brought for violations under Section 15-4-402.

(Ord. No. 09-14, § 4, 4-14-2009; Ord. No. 14-31, § 4, 10-14-2014)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 14-31, § 4, adopted Oct. 14, 2014, amended § 15-4-404 to read as herein set out, but at the time of supplementation was not yet effective. Said ordinance is effective 30 days from adoption date.