(a) Retrieving continuous full-time service.
(1) A person who is reappointed as a city employee retrieves previous continuous full-time service earned during the immediately preceding period of full-time city employment if the person:
(A) previously had completed at least six months, but less than five years, of continuous full- time service with the city; and
(B) is reappointed within one year after termination of the previous city employment.
(2) A person who is reappointed as a city employee retrieves previous continuous full-time service earned during the longest single preceding period of full-time service if the person:
(A) previously had completed at least five years of continuous full-time service with the city; and
(B) is reappointed within 10 years after termination of the previous city employment.
(3) Continuous full-time service retrieved under this subsection will be for purposes of determining all service related benefits except retirement benefits. Service credit for retirement and pension programs is defined in the governing documents, ordinances, and statutes establishing those programs.
(b) Probation. A reappointed employee who retrieves service under Subsection (a) of this section must serve a new probation period, if applicable, starting with the reappointment date. The service of a probationary period or the successful completion of a probationary period does not convey upon, imply, or intend to imply that an employee has a property interest in continued employment or a contract of employment with the city.
(c) Pay grade within one year. When a person is reappointed to the same classification or to a comparable one within one year after termination of prior city employment, the person may be returned to the same salary level held before termination. The date of reappointment determines the date of eligibility for a pay increase.
(d) Reappointment with no service time retrieved. A reappointed employee will be governed by regulations applying to new appointments if the employee is ineligible to retrieve continuous full-time service under Subsection (a) of this section after a break in service.
(e) Return from military service. Reappointment of an employee from military service must be in accordance with Section 34-30 of this chapter and administrative directives established pursuant to that section. (Ord. Nos. 19340; 22296; 22318; 24873; 25663; 28024)