POLICIES OF THE PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT
Section 29 - Seniority:
.."
more
or
one
from
City.
the
of
reclassification
by
service
the
in
created
remain
position
titles
or
those
class
new
the
in
Service
under
In computing seniority for layoff purposes,the Commissionwill carry in its
records the service of individuals in old class titles as long as individuals
appointed
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old
titles
in
class
individual
new
any
of
corresponding
made
to
be
shall
appointed
layoffs
been
No
have
who
appointed.
those
were
until
titles
class
individuals
old class titles shall continue to be credited to the old class titles under which such
heretofore.
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as
manner
same
the
in
titles
class
old
from
be
shall
layoff
further
class,
given
any
shall first have beenlaid off in accordancewith their seniority in the new class.
When all individuals originally appointedto new classtitles have beenlaid off in
(7-3-42)
layoff
by
affected
were
left
they
positions
the
not.
or
whether
of
regardless
leaves
The Commission will grant veteranscontinuousseniority credit for all military
is
subsequently
which
class,
a
in
status
legal
full
has
who
individual
Whenever
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an
during their absence. (1-16-45)
acquires
individual
the
that
is
list
a
from
appointed
being
of
instance
an
such
divided into two or more classes,is appointedto a position in one of the new
classes,seniority in the new classshall be consideredto havestartedon the day of
the employee'soriginal regular appointmentto the old class. The only effect in
have
who
those
until
titles
class
old
in
individuals
any
of
made
be
shall
layoff
No
statusrights in the new classand is no longer assignable,exceptthrough regular
layoff or other procedures,to anotherclass.
served only in the corresponding new class titles shall first have been laid off in
accordance with their seniority in the new class. (Amended 7-27-48)
Section 34 - Status:
a
been
employee
the
has
there
which
for
which
in
class
cases
the
in
than
only
other
class
a
to
appointed,
and
allocated
is
certified,
examined,
was
which
The Civil Service Commissionwill find an employee"legally employed" in a
position
34.1
of
changed
not
have
responsibilities
and
position
duties
the
employee's
for
the
of
examined
duties
fact
the
in
that
was
made
be
employee
the
must
that
and
finding
change in judgment on the part of the PersonnelDepartmentas to the proper
allocation of the position occupiedby the employee. In such circumstances,a
not
and
was
examined
are
Personnel
the
of
assignment
was
which
approval
the
employee
"out-of-class"
original
the
responsibilities
without
and
has,
the
which
duties
for
where
class
the
employee
authority
however,
of
an
appointing
an
those
cases,
In
with
assigned
because
appointed.
consistent
Department,
merely
the position in question. An employee will not be found "legally employed"
appointed or assigned. (Effective 4-19-74)
was
employee
the
which
to
position
the
in
employed"
"legally
employee
erroneously approved by the Personnel Department, the Board may find .the