O98-44 ORDINANCE O98-~'~,z
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING
THE PERSONNEL POLICY MANUAL OF THE CITY OF
BOYNTON BEACH, BY CREATING A NEW
SUBSECTION ENTITLED "LAYOFF"; PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICTS, SEVERABILiTY, CODIFICATION AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on February 2, 1998, the City Commission of the City of
Boynton Beach adopted a Personnel Policy Manual for the City of Boynton Beach;
and
WHEREAS, after further review and upon recommendation of the
Labor/Management Committee, there appears to be an area which requires
clarification and/or amendment in said Policy; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. That the Personnel Policy Manual be is hereby amended by
creating a new subsection entitled "Layoff", as follows:
CHAPTER
LAYOFF: The City Manaqer may lay off any reqular employee whenever
such action is made necessary by reason of shortaqe of work or funds,
the abolition of a position or because of chanqes in orqanization;
however, no reqular employee shall be laid off while there are
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temporary, or probationary employees servinq in the same position for
which the reqular employee is eliqible and available.
Whenever the layoff of one or more employees shall become necessary
the City Manaqer shall notify the Human Resources Manaqer, at least ten
(10) days in advance of the intended action and the reasons therefore.
The Human Resource Manaqer shall thereupon furnish to the City
Manaqer the names of the employees to be laid off in the order in which
such layoff shall be effected. The order of layoff shall be in reverse order
of total continuous time served.
Temporary and probationary employees, shall be laid off, in that order
prior to layoff of reqular employees.
Section 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be
and the same are hereby repealed.
Section 3. Should any section or provision of this ordinance or portion
hereof, any paragraph, sentence or word be declared by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the remainder of this
ordinance.
Section 4.
Section 5.
passage.
FIRST READING this /~' day of
Authority is hereby granted to codify said ordinance.
This ordinance shall become effective immediately
upon
1998.
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SECOND, FI'NAL READING AND PASSAGE this ./ day of
~-.,~,~-.,q'., 1998.
A'I-I'EST:
CITY OF BOYNT?N BEACH,_EL~IDA
Mayor ~' //..
~ice M a.y¢' -/ ' .....:..~-~ ~
C~flmissioner.
Commissioner
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