(a) When it becomes necessary in the Police or Fire Division, through lack of work or funds or for any other cause not outlined in Ohio R.C. 124.34, to reduce the force in such Division, any layoff shall be instituted and effected on the basis of seniority within the Division, in the manner and subject to the provisions and conditions described in Ohio R.C. 124.37, and reinstatements shall be made in the manner therein provided.
(b) When it becomes necessary with respect to any other public employees in the classified civil service, through lack of work or funds or for any other cause not outlined in Ohio R.C. 124.34, to reduce the work force, any layoff shall be instituted and effected on the basis of retention points to reflect the employee's length of continuous service and efficiency in service. The procedures for layoff, displacement, reinstatement and job abolishment shall be as provided in Ohio R.C. 124.321 through 124.327.
(c) When any employee's term of service for the City has been disrupted, the following rules shall determine the effect of the disruption on the employee's status for all purposes when he or she returns to work, except to the extent that the following may conflict with a more specific provision of these Codified Ordinances or the Revised Code:
(1) If service has been disrupted by involuntary layoff or similar action, but the employee is thereafter reinstated within one year, the employee shall be considered as having been in continuous service, including the period of disruption.
(2) If service has been disrupted by a voluntary cessation of employment and the individual is a member of the Police or Fire Division, he or she shall, if reinstated, be considered to have no prior continuous service.
(3) If service has been disrupted by a voluntary cessation of employment and the individual is not a member of the Police or Fire Division, he or she shall, if reinstated, be considered as having been in continuous service, including the period of disruption.
(4) If service has been disrupted by dismissal for dereliction of duty, as determined by the Civil Service Commission or the Grievance Board, any such employee shall, if ever re- employed, be considered to have no prior continuous service. However, in the event such an administrative decision is, on appeal, reversed or modified to a suspension, then Section 173.22 shall apply.
(Ord. 120-83. Passed 3-5-84.)