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(a) Reasons for Abolishment. An appointing authority may abolish positions in the classified civil service for any of the following reasons:
(1) As a result of a reorganization for the efficient operation of the appointing authority;
(2) For reasons of economy; or
(3) For lack of work which is expected to be permanent.
A lack of work shall be deemed permanent if it is expected to last more than one year.
(b) Determination in Filing a Statement of Rationale and Supporting Information. The determination to abolish positions shall be made by the appointing authority. The appointing authority shall file with the Civil Service Commission a statement of rationale and supporting information for the determination to abolish positions. This statement of rationale and supporting information shall contain information as is available prior to the time the layoff notices are mailed or delivered to the employees to be laid off as a result of the abolishments.
(Ord. 92-1458. Passed 10-6-92.)
Whenever a reduction in the workforce is necessary, the appointing authority shall determine the classification or classifications in which the layoff or layoffs shall occur, and the number of employees to be laid off within each classification.
(Ord. 92-1458. Passed 10-6-92.)
(a) Appointment Categories Established. For purposes of this chapter, the appointment categories within the classification for lay-off identified pursuant to Section 157.91
for order of layoff of employees are as follows: unclassified service, classified service.
(b) Progression of Layoffs. Layoffs shall be based upon ascending retention point order beginning with the employee having the fewest retention points. In cases where two or more employees have identical retention points, the tie shall be broken in accordance with Section 157.93
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(c) Order of Layoff Within Appointment Categories. Within each appointment category, employees shall be laid off in the following order:
(1) Employees serving provisionally who have not completed their probationary period after appointment;
(2) Employees serving provisionally who have completed their probationary period after appointment;
(3) Certified employees who have not completed their probationary period after appointment; and
(4) Certified employees who have completed their probationary period after appointment.
(d) Computation of Retention Points.
(1) Assignment of retention points for continuous service.
A. Computation of retention points for continuous service shall be made by crediting each full-time employee with one retention point for each completed thirteen weeks of continuous service with the City.
B. Overtime shall not be considered for purposes of computation of retention points for continuous service.
(2) Assignment of retention points for relative efficiency.
A. Performance Evaluations Used. Computation of retention points for efficiency in service (relative efficiency) shall be made by using the performance evaluations of employees. Only the performance evaluations on file with the Civil Service Commission at the time retention point lists are submitted for verification shall be used for the calculation of retention points for relative efficiency. Performance evaluations to be used in calculating retention points of employees who have completed the required probationary period following appointment shall be used as follows:
1. Averaging the performance evaluations completed within the last twenty-four months.
2. If the employee has less than two years of continuous service then the probationary period evaluations shall be included.
3. No retention points for relative efficiency shall be given to employees who have not completed their probationary period.
(e) Formula for Assigning Retention Points. Assignment of retention points for relative efficiency shall be made according to the following formula:
Total Score on Performance Evaluation | Point |
20 and below | 0 |
21 - 28 | 1 |
29 - 36 | 2 |
37 - 44 | 3 |
45 - 52 | 4 |
53 - 60 | 5 |
61 - 68 | 6 |
69 - 76 | 7 |
77 - 84 | 8 |
85 - 92 | 9 |
93 - 100 | 10 |
An employee who has completed a probationary period and has not been evaluated or whose performance evaluations are not on file in the personnel files of the City, shall be assigned the maximum number of retention points for efficiency.
(Ord. 92-1458. Passed 10-6-92.)
(a) In the event two or more employees have identical retention points as calculated by this chapter, the tie shall be broken by utilizing, in the following order, the following methods:
(1) First, employees having the most recent date of continuous service from which no break in service has occurred shall be laid off or displaced first; and
(2) Second, the appointing authority shall determine the employee to be laid off or displaced first.
(Ord. 92-1458. Passed 10-6-92.)
(a) The appointing authority shall submit the list of employee retention points with the request for verification. The list submitted for verification of retention points shall identify those persons being considered for layoff and/or the positions being considered for abolishment.
If an appointing authority indicated a different date of original hire for computation of retention points than the date indicated by the Civil Service Commission, then the change shall be supported by documentation which shall be submitted with the list.
(b) The Commission shall verify the calculation of retention points of the employees on this submitted list.
(c) Once an appointing authority has submitted the list of retention points and employees to the Commission, the appointing authority may not move employees into or out of affected classifications by means of promotions, transfers, voluntary demotions, lateral moves or classifications, or reassignments, except that implementation of the findings of a position audit commenced prior to the date of submission of the list for verification of retention points shall be implemented.
(d) Personnel action forms and recall lists resulting from a layoff or displacement shall be received by the Commission at least seven days prior to the effective date of a layoff or displacement.
(Ord. 92-1458. Passed 10-6-92.)
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