(A) Resignations. To resign in good standing, an employee must submit his or her written notice through the appointing authority at least two weeks prior to the planned date of termination. Employees who resign in good standing are entitled to all accrued but unused vacation pay at their current rate of pay as defined in § 33.46 of this code and upon the date of termination. An employee absent for three consecutive scheduled workdays without due notification of valid reason, and has no legitimate reason for failure to notify, shall be considered as having resigned his or her employment. Employees who resign, but do not resign in good standing, will be liable to forfeiture of accrued vacation benefits.
(B) Layoffs; reduction in force. Employees may be placed on layoff status or may be demoted for reason(s) of lack of work, lack of funds or projected lack of funds, abolishment of positions and/or reorganization. The order in which employees shall be places on layoff status or demoted shall be determined in accordance with the interest of efficiency of public operations. Employees placed on layoff status shall be entitled to all accrued but unused vacation pay at their current rate of pay as defined in § 33.46 of this code. A laid off employee shall be eligible for recall for a period of one year following the date of layoff. Each recalled employee shall be allowed ten calendar days from the date of receipt of the certified letter to return to work. In the event of extenuating circumstances, the employee shall submit to the appointing authority in writing the reason for not returning to work.
(Ord. 2006-OR-10, passed 7-10-2006; Ord. 2009-OR-04, passed 3-2-2009)