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• • SECTION 12 DISMISSAL Any officer or employee subject to the provisions of this Ordinance may be dismissed from the municipal service by the City Council. Evidence of the following shall be sufficient cause for dismissal. 1. Incompetence or inefficiency in the performance of his/her duties. 2. Conviction of a criminal offense when potential conflicts exist. 3. Violation of any lawful or official regulation or order or failure to obey any lawful direction made and given by his/her superior where such violation or failure to obey amounts to an act of insubordination or breach of proper discipline or has resulted or reasonably might be expected to result in loss or injury to the municipality or to the public. 4. Consumption of alcohol or drugs while on duty. 5. Physical or mental defect which, in the judgement of the City Council, based on medical evidence, if available, incapacitates the employee for the proper performance of the duties of his/her position. 6. The use of offensive conduct or language toward the public or municipal employees. 7. Carelessness or negligence in the handling and control of municipal property. 8. Inducing or attempting to induce an officer or employee of the municipality to commit an unlawful act or to act in violation of any lawful or reasonable official regulation or order. 9. Taking any fee, gift, or other valuable thing in the course of his/her work or in connection with it, from any person for his/her personal use, when such fee, gift, or thing is given in the hope or expectation of receiving a favor or better treatment than that accorded to other persons or citizens. 10. Proven dishonesty in the performance of his/her duties. 11. Violation of the provisions of this Ordinance, with willful knowledge.