1. Shortage of funds or work;

2. The abolition of the position or classification;

3. Other material changes in the duties or organization; or

4. For related reasons which are outside the employee’s control or which do not reflect discredit upon the service of the employee.

1. The city manager may eliminate positions or classifications in the best interests of the city after consulting with the affected department director.

2. The duties performed by any employee laid off may be reassigned to other employees already working.

3. Palmer police department employees shall be laid off by department seniority within a job classification.

4. The city manager or designee shall give written notice to the employee of the proposed layoff. The notice shall state the reason for the layoff and the employee shall receive two weeks’ severance pay.

5. The employee’s final paycheck shall be tendered within three business days of the last day of employment and if mailed, shall be mailed certified return receipt.

1. An employee who has been laid off and who is not disqualified under subsection (C)(4) or (5) of this section will be given preference for reinstatement for any position that becomes vacant provided that the employee meets the minimum entry-level qualifications.

2. If more than one employee has been laid off, reinstatement preference will be given in order of departmental seniority for the Palmer police department and in order of qualifications elsewhere.

3. Acceptance of an appointment to any position, other than a temporary or part-time position, constitutes satisfaction of an employee’s reinstatement rights.

4. A layoff of more than one year shall terminate the employee’s entitlement to preferential reinstatement rights.

5. Once the employee has been reinstated into a position, the employee will have 90 days to adequately perform the duties of the new position. If, in the judgment of the department director, the employee fails within 90 days to adequately perform the duties of the new position, the employee will be terminated without further reinstatement rights. (Ord. 15-012 § 6, 2015; Ord. 12-001 § 3, 2013)