There shall be no compensation for sick leave accumulated by an employee who resigns from employment with the City.

On the last day of employment, the resigning employee shall be required to return all City issued equipment including “symbols of authority,” uniforms, I.D. cards, keys, etc.

Section 12.2 - Layoff/Recall: Should a layoff or reduction in the work force of the City of Oakwood be necessary, that layoff or reduction shall occur in the manner described as follows.

The City Manager shall determine those classifications which shall be reduced in number. Such reduction will take place solely in those classifications as determined by the City Manager. Employees shall be laid off at the time and in the number specified by the City Manager in inverse order of seniority with the City but with that seniority ranking being modified by consideration given to past performance and overall work record. Within each impacted class, all part-time employees shall be laid off before probationary employees and all probationary employees before full-time employees who have completed their probationary period.
In situations involving a full-time or regular part-time employee, notice of layoff shall be given to the employee within reasonable time, generally at least five (5) working days before the effective date.

The name of individuals laid off in accordance with this section shall be placed on a recall eligibility list which shall be valid for a period of one year from the effective date of the layoff. Such recall eligibility list may be extended by the City Manager for an additional six (6) month period. The order of that list shall be in inverse order of the order in which the layoff occurred.

No vacation or sick leave benefits shall be accrued during a layoff.

Those employees who have been laid off shall be called back to work in the order as indicated on the recall eligibility list. Should an employee be unavailable to return to work in a period of time as deemed reasonable by the Personnel Officer, or refuse to return to work, that employee's name shall be removed from the re-employment eligibility list. Removal from the recall list terminates all job rights the employee may have. Employees who fail to keep a current home address on record with the Personnel Department will lose their recall rights.

Section 12.3 – Reinstatement: A non-probationary employee who resigns from the classified service of the City in good standing may be reinstated upon approval of the City Manager at any time within one year from the date of resignation. A probationary period may be required, and all individuals who return to the city in a position other than their original position are considered new hires.

All benefits to be provided to the employee will be agreed upon prior to reinstatement. A copy of the agreement, signed by the employee and the City Manager, will be placed in the employee's personnel file.