(a) Rehire. The City may rehire retired employees who have met the age and/or service requirements of their respective retirement systems and who are receiving retirement benefits in accordance with the provisions of their respective retirement system into unclassified or noncompetitive classified positions. The employee's retirement shall be considered a break in service, and the employee's new appointment date will be the date of rehire.
(b) Pay Rate. If a retired employee is rehired to the same position he or she held at retirement, the employee's rate of pay shall not exceed the employee's rate of pay at retirement. If the rehired employee is being rehired but to a different position than he or she held at retirement, the rate of pay shall not exceed the rate of pay that would be offered to a newly hired employee in the same position.
(c) Unused Leave. Employees who are rehired may have all accrued, unused paid leave balances carried forward to the new rehire date, subject to any restrictions contained in Section 260.20 of this chapter. Said balances may be used by the employee after rehire and he or she may cash out those balances upon final retirement or separation in accordance with City policy; provided, however, that upon rehire, the employee shall accrue leave and be eligible for benefits as a newly hired employee, in accordance with division (d) of this section.
(d) Accrual of Leave.
(1) An employee who has retired in accordance with the provision of any retirement plan offered by the State shall not have prior service with the State, any political subdivision of the State (including the City), or a regional council of government established in accordance with ORC Chapter 167. counted for the purpose of computing vacation leave.
Statutory reference: ORC 9.44(C)
(2) Upon rehire, the employee shall accrue all leave benefits as a newly hired employee, in accordance with the Personnel Policy Manual.
(3) A retired employee who is rehired shall pay insurance premiums as a newly hired employee based on his or her rehire date.
(e) Employees of Council. The reemployment of any employee appointed by the City Council or by any board or commission of the City shall comply with the requirements of ORC 145.381.
(Ord. 2022-13. Adopted 05/26/22)