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 ÐÌò òCIVIL€SERVICE€COMMISSION,€ó óÐ ²  ÐÌà ` àRespondent„Appellee.Ì____________________________________________________________________________ÌÌà@  ®àFROM€THE€DAVIDSON€COUNTY€CHANCERY€COURTˆÌà@Ö Ö ®àTHE€HONORABLE€ELLEN€HOBBS€LYLE,€CHANCELLORˆÌÌÌÌÌÌà@ìì%®àR.€Stephen€Doughty;ˆÌà@7 7 ®àWeed,€Hubbard,€Berry€&€Doughty€of€NashvilleˆÌà@>>(®àFor€AppellantˆÌÌà@ëë®àJames€L.€Murphy,€III,€Director€of€LawˆÌà@6 6 ®àWilliam€Michael€Safley,€Metropolitan€AttorneyˆÌà@OO®àFrancis€H.€Young,€Metropolitan€AttorneyˆÌà@ ®àThe€Department€of€Law€of€the€MetropolitantˆÌà@. . ®àGovenrment€of€Nashville€and€Davidson€CountyˆÌà@‹‹(®àfor€AppelleeˆÌÌÌÌÌÌà@oo*®àò òòòAFFIRMEDó óóóˆÐ ´)%% ÐÌà@'®àOpinion€filed:€ˆÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àò òW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,€JUDGEÐ ´400 ÐÌCONCUR:ÌÌWILLIAM€B.€CAIN,€JUDGEÌÌPATRICIA€J.€COTTRELL,€JUDGEó óÐ À:66 ÐÐ Â;77 ÐÔ_ÔÓÓà ` àPetitioner/Appellant,€Andrew€Gluck,€appeals€the€order€of€the€chancery€courtÐ ° Ðaffirming€the€decision€of€the€Civil€Service€Commission€(the€Commission)€relating€toÐ ° Ðhis€demotion.Ð ° Ðà ` àMetropolitan€Police€Chief€Emmett€H.€Turner€issued€a€memo€dated€June€27,Ð °  Ð1996,€charging€Gluck€with€several€violations€of€both€the€Metropolitan€PoliceÐ °  ÐDepartment€Rules€and€Regulations€and€Rules€of€the€Civil€Service€Commission.׃ ×Ý ƒ##ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€TheÐ °  ÐPolice€Disciplinary€Board€found€that€Gluck€was€guilty€of€violating€several€of€theÐ °  Ðcharges€and€recommended€that€he€be€demoted€from€Sergeant€to€Police€Officer€II.€Ð ° Ðà ` àGluck€appealed€the€demotion€to€the€Commission.€€The€charges,€contained€inÐ ° Ðthe€Amended€Charges€and€Specifications,€include€the€following€violations€of€theÐ ° ÐDepartment€Rules€and€Regulations€and€Rules€of€the€Commission:Ð ° ÐÓÓà ` àà ¸ àò òDepartment€Rules€and€Regulationsó óÐ ° ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àGeneral€Order€94„8,€Authority€and€Directionв¸ ¤¸ ¤ Ðà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àSection€V,€Unity€of€Command€E€„€Command€protocol€inÐ ² Ðsituations€involving€personnel€of€different€departmentalÐ ² Ðsubdivisions€engaged€in€a€single€operation€will€be€asÐ ² Ðfollows:€€1€„€Command€structure€will€always€follow€theÐ ²  Ðchain€of€command.а¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà ` àà ¸ àGeneral€Order€94„11Ð ° Ðà ` àà ¸ àSection€VII,€Official€ObligationsÐ ° Ðà ` àà ¸ àB€„€Instructions€from€Authoritative€SourceÐ ° Ðà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à1€„€Employees€of€the€department€shall€promptly€and€fullyÐ °  Ðobey€all€lawful€instructions€issued€by€any€authoritativeÐ °  Ðsource.а ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà ` àà ¸ àGeneral€Order€95„19,€Deportment€and€DisciplineÐ °  Ðà ` àà ¸ àSection€VI,€Personal€BehaviorÐ °  Ðà ` àà ¸ àL€„€DefamationÐ °  Ðà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àEmployees€shall€not€unjustly€criticize,€ridicule,€orÐ °  Ðotherwise€defame€any€person€or€any€agency€of€theÐ °  ÐMetropolitan€Government.а¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà ` àà ¸ àGeneral€Order€95„19,€Deportment€and€DisciplineÐ ° Ðà ` àà ¸ àSection€VII,€Official€ObligationsÐ ° Ðà ` àà ¸ àH€„€Devoting€Entire€Time€to€DutyÐ ° Ðà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àDuring€their€period€of€duty,€employees€shall€devote€theirÐ ° Ðentire€time€and€effort€to€their€duties.€€Employees€shall€notÐ ° Ðconduct€personal€business,€sleep€on€duty,€or€cease€toÐ ° Ðperform€their€duties€before€the€end€of€the€work€period,Ð ° Ðexcept€with€prior€approval€from€their€immediateÐ ° Ðsupervisor.а¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà ` àà ¸ àò òRules€of€the€Civil€Service€Commissionó óÐ ° ÐÌà ` àà ¸ àChapter€6,€Section€7,€Grounds€for€Disciplinary€ActionÐ ²  Ðà ` àà ¸ à3.€€Insubordination€toward€the€supervisor.Ð ²! Ðà ` àà ¸ à4.€€Absence€without€notification€or€approval€for€leave.Ð ²" Ðà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à5.€€Neglect€or€disobedience€to€the€lawful€and€reasonableÐ ²# Ðorder€given€by€a€supervisor.в$ ¸ ¤¸ ¤ Ðà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à11.€€Violation€of€any€written€rules€policies€or€proceduresÐ ²%!! Ðof€the€department€in€which€the€employee€is€employed.в&""¸ ¤¸ ¤ Ðà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à12.€€Violation€of€any€of€the€rules€or€regulations€of€theÐ ²'## ÐMetropolitan€Civil€Service€Commission.в($$¸ ¤¸ ¤ Ðà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à18.€€Neglect€or€failure€of€any€employee€to€properly€andÐ ²)%% Ðpromptly€make€reports€or€furnish€information€specificallyÐ ²*&& Ðrequired€by€the€Civil€Service€Commission.в+''¸ ¤¸ ¤ Ðà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à33.€€Any€failure€of€good€behavior€which€reflects€discreditÐ ²,(( Ðupon€himself,€the€department€and€or€the€MetropolitanÐ ²-)) ÐGovernment.в.**¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌÓÓà ` àAfter€a€hearing,€Administrative€Law€Judge€James€Hornsby€issued€an€InitialÐ ²0,, ÐOrder€upholding€Gluckððs€demotion.€€Gluck€petitioned€for€reconsideration€of€theÐ ²2.. ÐInitial€Order€and€it€was€upheld€by€the€Civil€Service€Commission€on€March€21,€1997.€Ð ²400 ÐGluck€filed€a€petition€for€judicial€review€and€the€trial€court€affirmed€theÐ ²622 ÐCommissionððs€decision.€Ð ²844 Ðà ` àGluck€appeals€the€order€of€the€trial€court€and€the€issues€for€our€review€are:€(1)Ð ° Ðwhether€the€trial€court€erred€in€ruling€that€the€Civil€Service€Commissionsðð€final€orderÐ ° Ðwas€supported€by€substantial€and€material€evidence,€(2)€whether€the€decision€toÐ ° Ðdemote€the€appellant€was€arbitrary€and€an€abuse€of€discretion,€and€(3)€whetherÐ °  ÐAppellant€was€given€notice€of€all€charges€against€him€in€compliance€with€the€rules€ofÐ °  Ðthe€Metro€Civil€Service€Commission€and€in€accord€with€the€due€process€clause€of€theÐ °  Ð14th€Amendment.Ð °  Ðà ` àA€review€of€the€administrative€record€reveals€the€following€pertinent€factsÐ ° Ðleading€to€Gluckððs€demotion:€€Andrew€Gluck€was€hired€by€the€Police€Department€ofÐ ° ÐMetropolitan€Nashville€and€Davidson€County,€Tennessee€(the€Department)€in€1977.€Ð ° ÐIn€1991,€Gluck€was€promoted€from€police€officer€II€to€sergeant.€€In€April€of€1995,Ð ° ÐGluck€was€assigned€to€Prisoner€Processing€under€the€supervision€of€LieutenantÐ ° ÐFreddie€Stromatt.€€In€early€October€of€1995,€Gluck€went€to€Captain€Tommy€Cox€toÐ ° Ðdiscuss€an€injury„on„duty€(IOD)€matter.€€Captain€Cox€told€Gluck€that€he€shouldÐ ° Ðfollow€the€chain€of€command€and€contact€Lieutenant€Stromatt€regarding€the€matter.€Ð °  ÐOn€October€27,€1995€Lieutenant€Stromatt€sent€Gluck€a€memo€instructing€him€toÐ °" Ðcomplete€MPD€Form€362€and€return€it€to€him,€but€instead€€Gluck€returned€the€formÐ °$  Ðto€Captain€Cox.Ð °&"" Ðà ` àWhile€in€prisoner€processing€Gluck€made€inappropriate€and€derogatoryÐ °($$ Ðremarks€about€police€administration€officials.€€Officer€Henry€Perry€testified€beforeÐ °*&& Ðthe€ALJ€that€Gluck€made€specific€derogatory€comments€about€Major€Dollarhide€andÐ °,(( Ðthe€police€department€in€general.€€Ð °.** Ðà ` àAndrew€Gluck€was€assigned€to€the€tow€in€lot€on€February€1,€1996.€€SergeantÐ °0,, ÐOscar€H.€Claybrook,€Gluckððs€supervisor,€issued€a€memo€to€Gluck€instructing€him€toÐ °2.. Ðcontact€Sergeant€Claybrook€at€anytime€if€Gluck€needed€to€leave€work.€€Gluck€signedÐ °400 Ðthe€memo.€€On€March€16,€1996€Gluck€reported€to€the€lot€at€10:30€PM,€but€left€atÐ °622 Ð1:37€AM€on€March€17,€1996,€without€notifying€Claybrook.€€Gluck€signed€andÐ °844 Ðsubmitted€a€daily€worksheet€for€the€entire€shift.à È àÐ ° ÐÌà ` àWe€will€consider€the€first€two€issues€together.€€Appellant€argues€that€the€CivilÐ ° ÐService€Commissionsðð€decision€was€not€supported€by€substantial€and€materialÐ °  Ðevidence€and€that€the€decision€was€both€arbitrary€and€an€abuse€of€discretion.€€TheÐ °  Ðchancellorððs€review€of€the€Commission's€decision€is€governed€by€€T.C.A.€ðð€4-5-322(h)Ð °  Ð(1998),€which€sets€forth€the€standard€of€review€on€appeal€of€administrativeÐ °  Ðproceedings€as€follows:Ð ° ÐÓÓà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à(h)€The€court€may€affirm€the€decision€of€the€agency€orÐ ° Ðremand€the€case€for€further€proceedings.€€The€court€mayÐ ° Ðreverse€or€modify€the€decision€if€the€rights€of€theÐ ° Ðpetitioner€have€been€prejudiced€because€theÐ ° Ðadministrative€findings,€inferences,€conclusions€orÐ ° Ðdecisions€are:а¸ ¤¸ ¤ Ðà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àÐ ¸ ¤¸ ¤ Ðà ` àà ¸ à(1)€In€violation€of€constitutional€or€statutory€provisions;Ð ° Ðà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àÐ ¸ ¤¸ ¤ Ðà ` àà ¸ à(2)€In€excess€of€the€statutory€authority€of€the€agency;Ð ° Ðà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àÐ ¸ ¤¸ ¤ Ðà ` àà ¸ à(3)€Made€upon€unlawful€procedure;Ð ° Ðà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àÐ ¸ ¤¸ ¤ Ðà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à(4)€Arbitrary€or€capricious€or€characterized€by€abuse€ofÐ °! Ðdiscretion€or€clearly€unwarranted€exercise€of€discretion;€orа"¸ ¤¸ ¤ Ðà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àÐ ¸ ¤¸ ¤ Ðà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à(5)€Unsupported€by€evidence€which€is€both€substantialÐ °$  Ðand€material€in€the€light€of€the€entire€record.€€Ð°%!!¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àIn€determining€the€substantiality€of€evidence,€the€courtÐ °'## Ðshall€take€into€account€whatever€in€the€record€fairlyÐ °($$ Ðdetracts€from€its€weight,€but€the€court€shall€not€substituteÐ °)%% Ðits€judgment€for€that€of€the€agency€as€to€the€weight€of€theÐ °*&& Ðevidence€on€questions€of€fact.а+''¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌÓÓà ` àThe€scope€of€review€in€this€Court€is€the€same€as€in€the€trial€court,€to€reviewÐ °-)) Ðfindings€of€fact€of€the€administrative€agency€upon€the€standard€of€substantial€andÐ °/++ Ðmaterial€evidence.€€ò òòòDePriest€v.€Puettó óóó,€669€S.W.2d€669€(Tenn.€App.€1984).€€AlthoughÐ °1-- Ðwhat€amounts€to€ð ðsubstantial€and€materialðð€evidence€provided€for€in€T.C.A.€ðð€4„5„Ð ´3// Ð322€(a)€is€not€clearly€defined.€€It€is€generally€understood€that€ð ðit€requires€somethingÐ ´511 Ðless€than€a€preponderance€of€the€evidence,€(citations€omitted)€but€more€than€aÐ ´733 Ðscintilla€or€glimmer.ðð€€ò òòòWayne€County€v.€Tennessee€Solid€Waste€Disposal€Control€Bd.,ó óóóÐ ´955 Ð756€S.W.2d€274,€280€(1988).Ð ° ÐÓK3ÓÓÓà ` àWhile€this€Court€may€consider€evidence€in€the€record€that€detracts€from€itsÐ ° Ðweight,€the€court€is€not€allowed€to€substitute€its€judgment€for€that€of€the€agencyÐ ° Ðconcerning€the€weight€of€the€evidence.€€T.C.A.€ðð€4-5-322(h),€òòò òPace€v.€GarbageÐ °  ÐDisposal€Dist.ó óóó,€54€Tenn.€App.€263,€266,€390€S.W.2d€461,€463€(1965).€€TheÐ ´  Ðevidence€before€the€tribunal€must€be€such€relevant€evidence€as€a€reasonable€mindÐ ¸  Ðmight€accept€as€adequate€to€support€a€rational€conclusion€and€such€as€to€furnish€aÐ ¸  Ðreasonably€sound€basis€for€the€action€under€consideration.€òòò òPaceó óóó,€54€Tenn.€App.€atÐ ¸ Ð267,€390€S.W.2d€at€463.Ð ¼  Ðà ` àUnder€the€narrow€scope€of€review€set€out€in€T.C.A.€ðð€4-5-322(b),€we€find€thatÐ ¼  Ðthe€trial€court€correctly€upheld€€the€Commissionððs€decision€to€demote€Gluck.€€ThereÐ ¼  Ðis€substantial€and€material€evidence€that€Gluck€left€his€duty€station€withoutÐ ¼  Ðpermission,€failed€to€follow€the€chain€of€command€and€made€derogatory€remarks€toÐ ¼  Ðhis€subordinates€concerning€high€ranking€officers€in€the€police€department.€€BasedÐ ¼  Ðon€the€evidence€before€the€ALJ€we€can€not€find€that€the€decision€to€demote€GluckÐ ¼  Ðwas€arbitrary€or€an€abuse€of€discretion.€€à p àÐ ¼"  Ðà ` àIn€his€brief,€Appellant€does€not€address€the€charges€that€he€failed€to€work€hisÐ ¼$  Ðentire€shift,€failed€to€follow€appropriate€procedures€to€leave€work€and€falsified€hisÐ ¼& "" Ðtime€sheet.€€The€record€is€undisputed€regarding€these€charges€and€Gluck€wasÐ ¼( $$ Ðappropriately€found€to€have€violated€them.€€Further,€the€record€supports€the€findingsÐ ¼* && Ðthat€Gluck€failed€to€follow€the€chain€of€command€and€that€he€made€defamatoryÐ ¼, (( Ðstatements€about€police€administration€officials.€€Captain€Cox€and€LieutenantÐ ¼. ** ÐStromatt€testified€before€the€ALJ€that€Gluck€was€instructed€on€several€occasions€toÐ ¼0 ,, Ðdeal€with€Lieutenant€Stromatt€on€matters€involving€his€leave€time€and€IOD€statusÐ ¼2 .. Ðand€that€Gluck€continued€to€bypass€Stromatt€in€the€chain€of€command€and€goÐ ¼4 00 Ðdirectly€to€Captain€Cox.€€Officer€Henry€Perry€testified€with€specificity€that€he€heardÐ ¼6 22 ÐGluck€make€defamatory€remarks€about€police€administration€officials.€Ð ¼8 44 Ðà ` àGluck€argues€that€the€punishment€he€received€was€too€severe€for€the€violationsÐ ° Ðcharged€and€that€no€other€officer€has€been€demoted€for€violations€such€as€his.€€Gluck,Ð ° Ðhowever,€overlooks€that€he€was€being€charged€with€a€multitude€of€violations€basedÐ ° Ðon€three€separate€occurrences.€€Further,€supervisors€have€discretion€on€how€toÐ °  Ðdiscipline€an€employee.€€This€court€recognized€in€ò òòòTennessee€Depððt€of€Human€Servs.Ð °  Ðv.€Tennessee€Civil€Serv.€Commððnó óóó,€No.€01A01„9504„CH„00143,€1995€WL€581086,Ð ´  Ð*€at€4€(Tenn.€App.€Oct.€5,€1995)€that€more€severe€discipline€is€appropriate€when€aÐ ¸  Ðlesser€disciplinary€action€will€not€end€the€disciplinary€problem.€€Gluck€had€previouslyÐ ¸ Ðbeen€suspended€twice€for€failing€to€obey€direct€orders€and€once€for€criticizing€aÐ ¸ Ðsuperior€officer.€€In€the€instant€case,€prior€attempts€at€discipline€had€failed€andÐ ¸ Ðdemotion€was€an€appropriate€punishment€for€Gluckððs€violations.Ð ¸ Ðà ` àAs€to€the€third€issue,€Appellant€asserts€the€he€was€not€provided€adequateÐ ¸ Ðnotice€of€the€charges€made€against€him€and€therefore€was€denied€due€process.€€Ð ¸ ÐSpecifically,€appellant€claims€that€the€he€was€not€notified€of€any€violation€concerningÐ ¸ Ðprofanity€or€indecent€language,€General€Order€95„19,€Section€VI.F,€but€that€theÐ ¸  ÐCommission€found€him€guilty€of€such.€€Ð ¸" Ðà ` àT.C.A.€ðð€8-30-331(b)(1)€provides:Ð ¸$  ÐÓÓà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à8-30-331.€€Minimum€due€process.--и&""¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àà  àà h à*€*€*и($$¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à(b)€Minimum€due€process€consists€of€the€following:и*&&¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à(1)€The€employee€shall€be€notified€of€the€charges.€€SuchÐ ¸,(( Ðnotification€should€be€in€writing€and€shall€detail€times,Ð ¸-)) Ðplaces,€and€other€pertinent€facts€concerning€the€charges.€Ð ¸.** ÐÐ ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÓÓà ` àBasic€due€process€requires€"notice€reasonably€calculated€under€all€theÐ ¸0,, Ðcircumstances,€to€apprise€interested€parties"€of€the€claims€of€the€opposing€parties.Ð ¸2.. Ðòòò òMullane€v.€Central€Hanover€Bank€&€Trust€Coó óóó.,€339€U.S.€306,€314,€70€S.Ct.€652,Ð ¸400 Ð657€94€L.Ed.€865€(1950).€€The€purpose€of€due€process€requirements€is€to€notify€theÐ ¼6 22 Ðindividual€in€advance€in€order€to€allow€adequate€preparation€and€reduce€surprise.€Ð ¼8 44 Ðòòò òMemphis€Light,€Gas€&€Water€Div.€v.€Craftó óóó,€436€U.S.€1,€14,€98€S.Ct.€1554,Ð ° Ð1562-63,€56€L.E.2d€30€(1978).Ð ´ Ðà ` àGluck€was€first€notified€of€the€charge€involving€derogatory€remarks€in€the€letterÐ ´ Ðfrom€Chief€Turner€dated€June€27,€1996.€€The€Amended€Charges€and€SpecificationsÐ ´  Ðalso€provide€notice€of€the€charges€and€state:Ð ´  ÐÓÓà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àò òòòSpecificationsó óòòд ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà ` àà ¸ àóóóó***Ð ´  Ðà ` àà ¸ àÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à2.€€Andrew€Gluck€continuously€made€remarks€aboutÐ ´ Ðpolice€administration€officials.€€He€admitted€that€he€madeÐ ´ Ðaccusations€that€Major€Carl€Dollarhide€has€lied€in€theÐ ´ Ðpast.€€Mr.€Gluck€allegedly€stated€that€Major€DollarhideÐ ´ Ðhad€asked€him€not€to€cite€certain€people€(for€falseÐ ´ Ðalarms),€and€Mr.€€€€Gluck€stated€that€when€he€brought€itÐ ´ Ðto€Major€Dollarhideððs€attention€that€this€was€wrong,Ð ´ ÐAndrew€Gluck€was€transferred€to€Prisoner€Processing.€Ð ´ ÐAndrew€Gluck€was€quoted€as€stating€that€Chief€RussellÐ ´ Ðand€Major€Dollarhide€conducted€business€related€to€anÐ ´ Ðextra€jobs€while€on€duty.д¸ ¤¸ ¤ Ðà ` à€Ð ´ ÐÓÓà ` àGluck€argues€that€during€the€hearing€before€the€ALJ,€Officer€Henry€PerryÐ ´ Ðattributed€remarks€to€Gluck€other€than€those€listed€in€the€complaint€and€that€theÐ ´  Ðcharges€should€have€been€limited€to€the€specific€statements€set€out€in€the€complaint.€Ð ´" ÐThe€Complaint€cites€specific€statements€made€by€Gluck,€however,€it€also€states€thatÐ ´$  ÐGluck€continuously€made€remarks€about€police€administration€officials.€€€EvenÐ ´&"" Ðthough€Appellant€was€not€provided€with€the€specific€remarks€testified€to€by€OfficerÐ ´($$ ÐPerry,€he€knew€from€the€Turner€letter€and€the€Amended€Charges€and€SpecificationsÐ ´*&& Ðthat€the€remarks€were€derogatory€and€that€they€were€about€Major€Dollarhide€andÐ ´,(( ÐChief€Russell.€€€We€find€that€the€charges€were€sufficient€to€apprise€Gluck€of€theÐ ´.** Ðclaims€against€him.Ð ´0,, Ðà ` àThe€Commission€made€the€following€conclusions€of€law:Ð ´2.. Ðà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à*€*€*€Ð´400¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÓÓà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à7.€€General€Order€95„19,€Section€VI.F.,€provides€thatÐ ´622 Ðð ðEmployees€shall€not€use€indecent€or€profane€language€orÐ ´733 Ðgestures€in€the€performance€of€their€dutiesðð€and€atÐ ´844 ÐSection€VI.L.€it€provides€that€ð ðEmployees€shall€notÐ ´955 Ðunjustly€criticize,€ridicule,€or€otherwise€defame€any€personÐ ° Ðor€any€agency€of€the€Metropolitan€Government.ððа¸ ¤¸ ¤ Ðà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àÐ ¸ ¤¸ ¤ Ðà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à8.€€By€making€profane€and€derogatory€remarks€about€hisÐ ° Ðsuperior€officers€to€persons€he€was€supervising,€theÐ ° ÐRespondent€violated€General€Order€95„19.€€The€poorÐ °  Ðexample€set€for€subordinates€by€the€Respondentððs€conductÐ °  Ðand€the€erosion€of€authority€which€such€conduct€wouldÐ °  Ðlikely€cause€are€obviously€Again,€whatever€difficulties€theÐ °  ÐRespondent€had€with€his€superiors,€there€are€properÐ °  Ðprocedures€for€resolving€those€difficulties,€and€theÐ °  ÐRespondent€did€not€use€the€proper€procedures.а ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌÓÓà ` àBased€on€Officer€Perryððs€testimony,€the€Commission€found€that€ð ðBy€makingÐ °  Ðprofane€ò òandó ó€derogatory€remarks€about€his€superior€officers€to€persons€he€wasÐ ° Ðsupervising,€the€Respondent€violated€General€Order€95„19.ðð€(emphasis€added).€Ð ´ ÐGluck€argues€that€his€due€process€rights€were€violated€because€he€was€not€chargedÐ ´ Ðwith€section€VI.F,€but€was€found€guilty€of€such€violation.€€We€disagree.€€TheÐ ´ ÐCommission€found€Gluck€guilty€of€violating€General€Order€95„19€as€a€whole€and€€setÐ ´ Ðforth€two€reasons€for€their€decision.€€It€is€true€that€Gluck€was€not€charged€withÐ ´ Ðviolating€section€VI.F,€but€even€if€we€chose€to€eliminate€that€section€as€a€chargeableÐ ´ Ðviolation,€the€charge€under€Section€VI.L€still€stands.€€We€find€that€the€commentsÐ ´! Ðtestified€to€by€Officer€Perry€were€derogatory€under€General€Order€95„19,€SectionÐ ´# ÐVI.L€as€charged.€€The€fact€that€the€comments€also€contained€profanity€probablyÐ ´%!! Ðprompted€the€Commission€to€include€Section€VI.€F.€€and€we€refuse€to€set€aside€theÐ ´'## Ðjudgment€simply€because€the€derogatory€statements€also€contained€profanity.Ð ´)%% Ðà ` àThe€order€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.€€Costs€of€appeal€are€assessed€againstÐ ´+'' Ðthe€appellant.Ð ´-)) ÐÓÓà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p à_________________________________Ð ´/++ Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àò òW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,€Ð ´0,, Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€W.S.ó óÔ‡ Xâ3XXXâ3ÔÐ ¶1-- ÐÌò òCONCUR:Ð ¸3// ÐÌÌ____________________________________Ð ¾622 ÐWILLIAM€B.€CAIN,€JUDGEÐ À733 ÐÌ____________________________________Ð Ä955 ÐPATRICIA€J.€COTTRELL,€JUDGEó óÔ#†Xâ3XX Xâ3¡b#Ô