A.
In the event that, for reasons of economy, it becomes necessary to
reduce the number of employees under the Personnel Bylaw, the Town
of Lancaster, in determining which of its employees are to be terminated,
will take into consideration the qualifications of such employees,
the quality of their past performance and their seniority as employees
of the Town in their respective departments.
B.
Where, in the opinion of the appointing authority, the qualifications
and quality of performance of employees are substantially equal, employees
will be terminated in the order of reverse seniority as employees
of the department.
A.
The Town will consider employees whose employment is so terminated
for reemployment in the reverse order of their termination during
a period of one year from the effective date of their termination,
if they inform the appointing authority in writing of their desire
to be considered.
B.
An employee who is reemployed by the Town within said one-year period
after termination under the provision of this section shall have restored
the unused sick leave accumulated at the time of termination, and
shall have restored all previous benefits that he/she would have been
entitled to at the time of reduction in force.
C.
An employee who is reemployed by the Town after said one-year period
after termination will be hired as a new employee.
An employee whose employment date with the Town is the same
as another employee shall be terminated upon the department head's
evaluation of each employee's overall work performance.
