§ 28-20. Procedure for filing complaint of alleged retaliatory personnel action.

A. 

Where an official or employee of the Town of Brookhaven is subject to dismissal, or other retaliatory personnel action, and the official or employee reasonably believes that such dismissal or other retaliatory personnel action would not have been taken but for the official's or employee's release of any information constituting a protected disclosure, the official or employee may file a complaint with the Town Attorney within 30 days of the alleged prohibited retaliatory personnel action or dismissal.

B. 

The Town Attorney or his/her designee shall immediately initiate and coordinate a thorough and impartial investigation of any complaint filed pursuant to Subsection A above, which may include, but not be limited to, the referral of such a complaint to the Town of Brookhaven's Labor Counsel for further investigation.