28-1. Definition.
Resignation: An employee’s voluntary act to leave County employment.
28-2. Notice of resignation.
(a) An employee should submit a written resignation 2 weeks before the effective date of the resignation. In unusual circumstances, an employee may submit an oral resignation.
(b) If the supervisor accepts the employee’s oral resignation, the supervisor must note the date, time, and nature of the communication on the official form documenting the personnel action.
28-3. Withdrawal of resignation.
(a) An employee may withdraw a resignation within 3 calendar days from the date the employee submitted the resignation.
(b) The CAO may approve or deny a written request to withdraw a resignation that is submitted more than 3 calendar days from the date the employee submitted the resignation.
28-4. Appeal of resignation. An employee may appeal, under 33.07.01.34 or 33.07.01.35 of these Regulations, a resignation that the employee believes was involuntary or coerced. If the MSPB finds that an employee submitted a resignation under circumstances that caused the resignation to be involuntary, the MSPB will treat the resignation as a removal.
Office of Human Resources Editor’s note – The subjects covered in this section of the Personnel Regulations are addressed for bargaining unit employees in the current collective bargaining agreements as indicated below:
Bargaining unit | Articles of current agreements with references to resignation |
Firefighter/Rescuer | None |
OPT/SLT | 8, Seniority 25, Resignation |
Police | 19, Sick Leave and Sick Leave Donor Procedure 56, Resignation |