An employee who resigns shall receive a final pay check on the first regularly scheduled payday following the employee's effective date of resignation. Any employee who is dismissed shall receive a final paycheck no later than five p.m. on the fifth day following dismissal, with deductions for any unreturned city property. The employee's rate of pay after deductions for unreturned property will not be less than the minimum hourly wage. Day one begins the day of dismissal and includes Saturday and Sunday. In case of death, final salary and compensation for unused annual leave shall be paid to the employee's named beneficiary, or if unnamed, to the employee's estate. (Ord. 435 § 9.12, 2001)