(A) Benefits.
(1) Seniority as a city employee shall be considered in determining benefits that are based on total length of service, such as vacation and sick leave.
(2) Time employed for more than 1 city department is cumulative unless there is an interruption in employment when the employee transfers from one department to another.
(B) Vacancies. Seniority in a particular department shall be considered when filling vacancies in higher paying jobs. Qualifications will be determined by the department head and confirmed by the proper board or council.
(C) Lay-offs.
(1) Seniority in a job classification shall be considered, but shall not be binding in the event of a lay-off. The last employee hired in a job classification may be the first to be laid off and the last employee laid off may be the first rehired.
(2) Employees promoted from jobs shall have the right to resume lesser jobs in the event of lay-offs, providing they have more department seniority than the worker being displaced. An employee may exercise job classification seniority only within the department in which the employee currently works.
(Ord. 491, passed 4-22-2003)