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(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the urban county council shall, in the exercise of reasonable discretion, have the authority to abolish any position covered by this chapter when economic necessity requires it or there is no longer a need for a particular position to exist. Any person occupying said position shall be laid off.
(b) When there is to be a layoff in a designated class within an executive unit, the termination shall be in the following order of succession:
1. Section 22-58 seasonal positions;
2. Section 22-57 part-time positions;
3. Section 22-56 temporary positions.
(c) Any reduction in the number of positions provided for in article III, within any executive unit, shall be made in the reverse order of the seniority of the incumbents, computed the same as under section 21-11(b). In case of equal service, regular employees in the class involved shall be laid off in order of the lowest average performance rating for the last two (2) years of service.
(Ord. No. 230-83, § 1, 11-22-83; Ord. No. 102-85, § 12, 5-30-85; Ord. No. 060-2022 , § 8, 7-5-22)
Charter references(s)—Unclassified civil service, § 9.06.
(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, in order to resign in good standing, written notice of resignation shall be submitted at least fourteen (14) days in advance to the respective appointing authority. The advance notice requirement for resignation in good standing may, for good cause shown, be waived by the appointing authority. Except as otherwise provided by law, all seniority, service credit, and employment rights and duties shall be extinguished upon the appointing authority's acceptance of a resignation.
(b) The director shall make all resignation notices as well as the date, and if applicable, circumstances of their acceptance by the appointing authority, a part of the individual's personnel file.
(Ord. No. 230-83, § 1, 11-22-83; Ord. No. 060-2022 , § 9, 7-5-22)
(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, any individual who separates from a position shall be eligible for reinstatement to the former position or another position in the same classification for a period of one (1) calendar year following the date of separation.
(b) Any individual may be reinstated to his former position only upon completion of the following requirements:
(1) A written request for reinstatement is made by the individual to the appointing authority within one (1) calendar year from the date of separation from service;
(2) The individual received at least a rating of two (2) on his last job performance evaluation prior to separation from service, if any was performed;
(3) The director of human resources determines that the individual meets the current requirements for the position, if any; and
(4) The appointing authority approves the individual's reinstatement. The recommendation of the individual's former supervisor shall be submitted for consideration by the appointing authority.
(c) Any individual may be reinstated in accord with the requirements contained in subsection (b) only if a vacancy exists in his former position or in another position in the same classification.
(d) The rate of pay for an individual upon reinstatement shall be set at the current pay grade assigned to his former position at the same salary as the individual received when he separated from service, provided, however, that he shall not receive a salary lower than the minimum for the grade salary range.
(e) Prior service time shall not be counted for purposes of determining a reinstated individual's seniority or entitlement to vacation leave, sick leave or longevity pay.
(f) Nothing in this section shall prohibit an appointing authority from appointing or recommending the appointment of an individual to a position he formerly held, under the procedures established by law for a new appointment.
(Ord. No. 230-83, § 1, 11-22-83; Ord. No. 116-96, § 16, 6-27-96; Ord. No. 060-2022 , § 10, 7-5-22)
Charter references(s)—Unclassified civil service, § 9.06.
Notwithstanding the fact that all officers and employees must be fully capable of performing the duties prescribed for their classification, supervisors may, in conjunction with the division of human resources and subject to budgetary limitation, develop and conduct training programs designed to improve the quality of service rendered by the urban county government.
(Ord. No. 230-83, § 1, 11-22-83)
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