An employee who voluntarily resigns from city employment and is reemployed under the provisions of § 39.068 shall be placed into the same pay grade and step for the position held as of the date of resignation. If the reemployed employee is placed into a similar position with an equal or lesser pay grade for which he or she is qualified, he or she shall be placed into the pay grade and step for the position which is closest to but not more than the rate of pay received as of the date of his or her resignation. The employee’s employment anniversary date for purposes of vacation accrual, sick leave and other benefit eligibility shall be the date of his or her reemployment. The employee shall be credited with seniority accumulated in his or her position prior to the separation for purposes of eligibility for future promotional opportunities.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 2.215; 1992 Code, § 30-102) (Ord. 2669, passed 3-3-1970; Ord. 87-91, passed 11-25-1991; Ord. 28-00, passed 4-10-2000)