2006 New York Code - Charges Against City Officers.

 
    § 20. Charges  against  city officers. Whenever it is provided herein,
  or otherwise by law, that an officer  of  the  city  shall  hold  office
  during good behavior or shall be removed only upon charges, such charges
  shall  be  for  disability  for  service  or  neglect  or dereliction of
  official duty or incompetency or  incapacity  to  perform  his  official
  duties or some delinquency materially affecting his general character or
  fitness  for  the office, unless otherwise specifically provided by law.
  Where the charges are for disability for service, the examination  shall
  be  one  of  inquiry only and the decision made in a proper case, may be
  for honorable discharge from service. In all other cases the examination
  shall be a trial, conducted under such reasonable rules and  regulations
  as  shall  be  prescribed by the officer, officers, board or body before
  whom the trial is held.  Whenever an elective city officer shall  be  or
  become permanently disabled, or permanently incapacitated and is thereby
  rendered   incapable  of  performing  his  official  duties  during  the
  remainder of his term of  office,  such  officer  may  be  removed  upon
  charges  and  after hearing, in the same manner as is provided herein or
  otherwise by law, for the removal of appointive officers of the city.