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ARTICLE 13 DISCIPLINE 13.1 The City may discharge, suspend, demote, and/or reduce the pay of any employee who has completed the probationary period for cause, including but not limited to the following or any other cause which is deemed proper by the City Manager: 13.1.1 Dishonesty; 13.1.2 Insubordination; 13.1.3 Intoxication or being under the influence of a controlled substance while on duty; 13.1.4 Incompetence or inefficiency; 13.1.5 Willful negligence or willful damage to public property or waste of public supplies or equipment; 13.1.6 Failure to perform work as required or failure to comply with or violation of the City's reasonable rules regarding safety, conduct and operations; 13.1.7 Unauthorized absence; 13.1.8 The commitment or conviction of any criminal act; 13.1.9 Conduct unbecoming a management employee in the public service; 13.1.10 Disorderly or immoral conduct; 13.1.11 Incapacity due to mental or physical disability; 13.1.12 Neglect of duty. 13.2 Any discharged, suspended or demoted employee, or an employee who has had his pay reduced, shall be furnished the reasons for the disciplinary action in writing, and a copy of this letter shall be furnished to the Association at the employee's request. 13.3 In the event an employee feels that the discharge, suspension, demotion or pay reduction is unjust, the Association shall have the right to appeal the case through the procedure set forth in Article 20, Grievances. Such grievances may only be appealed to the Appeals Board level of the grievance procedure as set forth in Section 20.2.4 and may not be appealed to binding arbitration. 13.4 Probationary employees may be discharged for any reason which, in the sole opinion of the City, is just and sufficient, and such discharge shall not be subject to the grievance procedure set forth in Article 25, except that regular employees of the City shall be subject to dismissal only pursuant to the provisions of Sections 9.5, 13.1, 13.2, and 13.3, who are serving a subsequent probationary period for a promotional appointment.