Final Rules (Amended 2022 09 19)_Rule 1 Corrected (1) - Flipbook - Page 68
RULE 14
d.
Advising the employee of the classifications for which they are eligible, including vacant
unclassified positions. The employee shall indicate which positions in the classified service
are of interest to the employee as well as those that are not of interest.
e.
The employee’s name will be placed on the Placement List for all of the classifications in
which the employee expressed an interest, provided the employee is eligible for the
classification(s) and an eligible list can be established for said classification(s).
An employee may not be promoted as a result of a lay off. This means that the affected employee cannot
be appointed to a classification whose established salary range is greater than the classification from
which the employee was laid off or displaced, unless otherwise approved by the City Manager.
The Placement and Seniority Lists shall be transmitted to the Commission for approval. The approved
lists shall be transmitted to the City Manager for implementation of lay off decisions and procedures under
this Rule.
14.11 Notification to Affected Employees: A written notice of impending lay off shall be issued to
each employee affected at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the anticipated effective date, whenever
possible. The notification shall state the reasons for the lay off or displacement, the department(s)
involved, the classifications affected, the anticipated date of lay off or displacement, and the employee’s
rights under these Rules.
14.12 Displacement Rights: An employee who is impacted by a lay off may be placed in another
position within the same Classification or bumped to another Classification for which the employee is
qualified without examination. An employee whose position is eliminated as a result of the reduction in
work force shall be eligible for appointment to any of the following:
a. Another vacant position within the same or equivalent classification;
b. Another vacant position within a Classification with a lower salary range.
The final decision as to which positions will be affected by displacement shall be made by the City
Manager. A displaced employee, who previously obtained permanent status, shall retain such status if
displaced to a position within the Classified Service and shall not be required to serve an additional
probationary period.
14.13
Displacement Offer:
a.
Acceptance: Employees who receive a layoff notice may also be eligible for a displacement
offer. Employees who are offered displacement in lieu of lay off must accept the
displacement offer within fifteen (15) calendar days of the lay off notice so that the
displacement may become effective on the sixteenth (16th) calendar day.
b.
Declination: Employees subject to displacement may decline to accept the position offered,
in which case they shall be separated with reinstatement rights. The employee’s decision to
accept or decline the position must be made at least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the
expiration of the thirty (30) calendar day lay off notice so that the implementation of the
decision may occur on the sixteenth (16th) calendar day.
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