§ 2-104. Termination from service.

(a)

Procedure generally. An employee, other than a department head or employee of the police department, can be dismissed only after approval of the mayor. A department head can be dismissed only upon recommendation by the mayor and approval by the board of aldermen. An employee of the police department shall be appointed, disciplined, and discharged by the chief of police subject to the budgetary limitations established by the mayor and board of aldermen pertaining to the number of allotted positions for the police department (Act No: 236 of the 2016 Regular Session).

(b)

No fault termination. If the city must terminate employees through no fault of the employees, the following system will be used:

(1)

The employee having the least seniority in the respective department will be laid off first, provided that in the opinion of the department head, all employees not laid off due to higher seniority are qualified to perform any job that is asked of them. If such employee cannot perform such job then he will be laid off in lieu of a lower ranking seniority employee who can perform any job duties that are asked of him.

(2)

A two-week severance notice shall be sent to all prospective layoff employees.

(3)

Each laid off employee shall, upon reapplying to the city, be considered for re-employment.

(c)

Resignation. When an employee resigns, he shall submit a letter of resignation to his department head two weeks prior to the date of resignation.

(Code 1958, § 2-39; Ord. No. 1092, 10-10-16)