§ 3-296. CONTEMPT.

Any person who obstructs a Civil Service Board proceeding shall be guilty of contempt of the authority of the Board. The following conduct shall constitute contempt of the authority of the Board and shall be punishable as a misdemeanor:

(1) Disorderly or contemptuous behavior toward the Board or member thereof, a city officer or employee, an attorney, an employee representative, a witness, or any other person, during a Board proceeding, tending to obstruct the due course of the proceeding;

(2) A breach of the peace, boisterous conduct, or violent disturbance during a Board proceeding or so near the place thereof as to obstruct the proceeding; or

(3) Any other conduct substantially interfering with a hearing of the Board.

The Board may order a person engaging in contemptuous conduct to cease and desist. Upon the person's willful failure and refusal to comply with the order of the Board, the Board may file a verified statement of the facts constituting the contempt with the Superior Court. Thereafter, the Court shall have jurisdiction of the matter. The same proceedings shall be had as in the case of a person who has committed a contempt in the trial of a civil action before a superior court. (Added Ord. 84-123, § 1, eff. 9-28-84).