URBAN COUNCILS ACT Chapter 29:15 (c) if he is not subsequently discharged, he shall be entitled to the full amount of his salary or wages and any allowances that would otherwise have been paid to him in respect of the period of his suspension, less any allowance paid to him in terms of paragraph (b). 141 Appointment and conditions of service of other employees (1) Employees of a council, other than senior officials, shall be appointed— (a) in the case of a municipal council, by the executive committee on the recommendation of the town clerk; (b) in the case of a town council, by the council on the recommendation of the secretary. (2) Subject to the conditions of service of the employee concerned, a council or, in the case of a municipal council, the executive committee of the council, may at any time discharge an employee other than a senior official— (a) upon notice of not less than three months; or (b) summarily on the ground of misconduct, dishonesty, negligence or any other ground that would in law justify discharge without notice. (3) An executive committee of a council shall not discharge an employee, other than a senior official, unless the council has approved the discharge: Provided that the discharge of a health inspector shall in addition be subject to the approval of the Minister responsible for health in terms of section 11 of the Public Health Act [Chapter 15:09]. (4) If it appears to a head of department that any employee of the council who is not a senior official has been guilty of such conduct that it is desirable that that employee should not be permitted to carry on his work, he— (a) may suspend the employee from office and require him forthwith to leave his place of work; and (b) shall forthwith notify the town clerk or secretary of the council, as the case may be, in writing, of such suspension. (5) Upon receipt of a notification of suspension in terms of subsection (4) the town clerk or secretary, as the case may be, shall cause the suspension to be reported at the first opportunity to— (a) the executive committee of the council in the case of a municipality; or (b) the council, in any other case. (6) Where an executive committee or a council has received a report of a suspension in terms of subsection (5), the executive committee or the council shall without delay— (a) conduct an inquiry or cause an inquiry to be conducted into the circumstances of the suspension; and (b) after considering the results of the inquiry, decide whether or not— (i) to lift the suspension; or (ii) to do any one or more of the following— A. reprimand the employee concerned; B. reduce the salary or any allowance payable to the employee concerned; C. transfer the employee concerned to another post or grade, the salary of which is less than that received by him at the date of the imposition of the penalty; D. impose a fine not exceeding three thousand dollars or three months salary, which fine may be recovered by deductions from the salary of the employee concerned; E. subject to subsection (3), discharge the employee concerned; and shall inform the employee and his head of department accordingly. (7) Where an employee has been suspended in terms of subsection (4)— (a) his suspension, unless earlier lifted, shall terminate when the council has decided not to discharge him or after six months has elapsed, whichever occurs the sooner; (b) during the period of his suspension he shall not be entitled to his salary or wages in respect of that period, but he may be paid such allowance, not exceeding the amount of his salary or wages, as the council may fix; 49