(a) Employees may be temporarily transferred from one job classification to another at the discretion of the department head, the Director of Employee Relations or the City Manager. Such transfers shall include, but not be limited to, working for other employees who are absent from work due to illness, accident, vacation, school, training or leave of absence for the period of such absence. Temporary transfers made to fill temporary jobs or to take care of unusual circumstances shall not exceed ninety calendar days. If the period of such a transfer exceeds five consecutive working days, employees transferred for the convenience of the City shall receive the rate of pay applicable as if permanently assigned to the position or their regular rate, whichever is greater. In those cases where an employee is temporarily transferred due to the absence of another employee, the transferred employee shall not receive the higher rate of pay if filling in for the absent employee is a part of the employee's job description or is implied therein.
(b) Employees temporarily transferred in accordance with the provisions of this section shall not acquire any permanent title or right to the job to which they are temporarily transferred but shall retain the right to return to their regular job classification and position.
(c) Union employees shall follow the provisions of this section unless such provisions are otherwise specifically limited, modified or abrogated by the terms of their respective collective bargaining agreements.
(Ord. 14-78. Passed 11-28-78.)