(a) Unclassified employees have no bump or recall rights. However, at the discretion of the Mayor, they may be placed in other unclassified positions, vacant or occupied, and may be recalled to vacancies.
(b) Classified employees in the Exempt Service will have the right to bump into positions in the Exempt Service. Employees bumping must meet the requirements for the position and be able to perform all significant aspects of the job.
(c) Employees in the Exempt Service will not be allowed to bump into other units and employees in other units will not be allowed to bump into the Exempt Service, except that Deputy Chiefs - Pro Tem in the Police Division shall be allowed to bump into the Toledo Police Command Officers' Association unit.
(d) A classified employee assuming a vacancy in a higher salary group under part (b) above shall be provisionally appointed to such vacancy. The employee shall be paid at the full rate instead of the start rate for purposes of this paragraph only. The employee shall become permanent in accordance with Section 2101.49, "Provisional Appointments and Seniority - Classified Employees", herein and the Civil Service Rules. If an eligibility list is established before the employee becomes permanent and the employee does not place within appointing range, the employee shall return to a vacancy in their original classification, if available, or shall exercise their bump rights from the original classification.
(e) An employee who is deemed either unsatisfactory in a different classification, or of their own volition desires to vacate their position assumed through layoff during this thirty (30) work day period may only assume a vacancy and shall not be entitled to rebump. An employee in this situation may only assume two (2) new vacancies after being deemed unsatisfactory in the new classification or if he or she desires to vacate the new classification.
An employee who is deemed unsatisfactory in their third new classification may be subject to termination. In this case, the employee is subject to a loss of seniority pursuant to Section 2101.27 "Loss of Seniority and Job Rights" herein, and the employee has the right to be heard by the Director of Human Resources or his or her designee.
The Department or Division may extend the thirty (30) day work period with written notification to the employee.
(f) Classified employees in the Exempt Service, who are laid off or displaced, will be placed on recall lists for positions in the Exempt Service.
(g) Vacancies in the classified Exempt Service will be filled from recall lists on the basis of job related factors; knowledge, skills, experience, and competency needed. Seniority will be a consideration, but will not be the sole determinant in deciding who will be recalled.
(h) Employees on recall lists in order to be recalled to a position not held previously must meet the following guidelines:
(1) Meet knowledge, skills, experience, and other requirements of the positions as determined by the Toledo Civil Service Commission.
(2) Be competent to perform in the position as determined by the Mayor.
(3) Be at the same or lower salary group of the position in their pre-recall classification.
(4) Hold permanent or provisional status in their pre-recall classification.
(i) Employees will remain on recall lists for four (4) years for their original classification and for three (3) years for other classifications commencing with the effective date of layoff or displacement. Employees who refuse recall to their former classification will have their names removed from recall lists.
(Ord. 599-23. Passed 11-21-23.)