Final Rules (Amended 2022 09 19)_Rule 1 Corrected (1) - Flipbook - Page 67
RULE 14
b.
14.6
Group 2: Permanent Employees. The employee with the least seniority in the affected
classification shall be the first person subject to lay off, followed by the next least senior, etc.
until the number of positions have been reduced to the authorized levels.
Determining Seniority:
a.
Within Classification: Length of service is determined by the total time the employee has
served in the affected classification (less leave of absences without pay, excluding protected
leaves). Employee shall be given credit for time served in a higher or equivalent
classification if employee was displaced due to a previous reduction in work force.
b.
City-Wide: Length of service shall be determined by computing the total time the employee
has been employed by the City (less leave of absences without pay, excluding protected
leaves), irrespective of types of appointment. City-wide length of service shall be used in
determining displacement to other positions in the City for which the employee may be
qualified.
14.7
Seniority Ties: In the event of seniority ties within classification, City-wide length of service shall
be used to break ties. In the event the foregoing fails to break a tie, the following criteria may be used to
determine order of lay off or displacement:
a. Rank on eligible list from which employee was hired into the affected classification.
b.
Based upon the qualifications of the employee with regard to the needs of the City, as
approved by the City Manager, provided a justification memo has been submitted by the
affected employee’s department head to the Human Resources Director for review.
c.
The date (including time stamp) the employee’s application was received for the classification
in question.
d. Lottery or coin-toss.
14.8
Seniority Limitations: Employees holding temporary, provisional, casual part-time, regular part
time (RPT), limited term or probationary appointments that do not have permanent status in another
classification shall not have seniority rights in a lay off.
14.9
Seniority List: Upon notification of the proposed layoff, the Human Resources Director shall
establish a Seniority List of City employees in the affected classifications. The Seniority List shall indicate
the department, employee name, classification, and length of service of each employee, in the following
order:
a. Seniority in classification;
b. Seniority in length of total City service.
14.10 Placement List: The Human Resources Director shall establish a Placement List for laid off or
displaced employees by:
a. Reviewing the personnel file of the affected employee; and
b.
Determining the other classifications, if any, that the employee may be qualified to perform
without examination; and
c.
Identifying the classification(s) whose salary range is equal to or less than the classification
from which the employee is being laid off or displaced.
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