(A) (1) An employee wishing to resign should inform his or her supervisor or department head of the intended resignation as soon as possible after the decision is made. The notice shall be in writing, and shall include the effective date of the resignation.
(2) An employee’s resignation and its attending reasons, if noted, shall be recorded in the employee’s personnel file.
(3) The employment date of an employee who resigns and is reinstated shall be the latest date of re-employment.
(4) Any employee who is absent from work for three consecutive work days without notifying his or her department head of the reason(s) for the absence shall be considered to have voluntarily resigned his or her employment with the county.
(B) (1) The Judge/Executive, with the approval of the Fiscal Court, may lay off an employee or employees because of lack of work or funds. The order of layoff shall be determined by the needs of the county. Other constitutional officers may lay off employees, without approval of the Fiscal Court, because of lack of work or funds. The order of layoff shall be determined by the needs of the particular office.
(2) Consideration shall be given to the seniority and merit of persons being considered for layoff.
(3) Temporary, seasonal and initial introductory employees shall be laid off before employees occupying regular positions affected by layoff.
(4) Two weeks before the effective date of the layoff of an employee occupying a regular position, the Judge/Executive shall notify the employee of the layoff in writing. The notice shall explain the reasons for and duration of the layoff, if known; a copy of the notice shall be placed in the employee’s personnel file.
(5) An employee who is laid off may, at the county’s discretion, be eligible for re-employment in other positions, provided that he or she meets the qualifications for the position and provided that the other position is vacant. If done, any unused sick leave accrued previously shall be reinstated to the employee.
(C) (1) The Judge/Executive, with the approval of the Fiscal Court, may re-employ any former employee who has resigned from the county with a satisfactory employment record, or who has been laid off because of lack of work or funds. Other constitutional officers may also re-employ former employees under these conditions.
(2) The Judge/Executive shall reinstate into the former position or a comparable position any employee who fails during a promotional introductory period to serve satisfactorily in a position to which he or she has been promoted. The reinstated employee shall receive at least the rate of pay that was received at the time of promotion.
(2001 Code, § 31.059) (Ord. passed 1-14-2000)