As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
An employee's length of continuous service with the Village
since his last date of hire. An employee's continuous service shall
be broken by voluntary resignation, discharge for just cause, being
laid off for more than four consecutive months, or retirement.
Applicants for Village employment in a job classification shall
not be hired while regular employees of that job classification are
dividing time or are laid off.
Seniority shall govern the return of laid-off employees in a
given job classification, subject to the employee being capable of
fulfillment of the duties and qualifications of the job classifications.
When possible, seniority shall prevail when determining choice
of days off, work shift, and vacation time.
