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Section 24. Resignation, Reinstatement and Layoff <br /> 24.1 Automatic Resignation <br /> Failure to return at the expiration of a leave of absence or being absent without leave shall be considered <br /> an automatic resignation. The Fire Chief may rescind such a resignation if the employee submits <br /> satisfactory reasons for his/her absence within three (3) calendar days of the date his/her resignation was <br /> effected. <br /> 24.2 Voluntary Resignation <br /> An employee may resign in good standing by submitting to the Fire Chief a written resignation notice at <br /> least two (2)weeks in advance of the effective date of the resignation. <br /> 24.3 Reinstatement <br /> With the approval of the Fire Chief, an employee who has resigned in good standing may be reinstated <br /> within two (2) years of the effective date of resignation to a vacant position in the same or comparable <br /> class. Upon reinstatement, the employee, for all purposes, shall be considered as though the employee <br /> had received a new appointment. <br /> When an employee is reinstated within a two year period, the employee's seniority date shall be the date <br /> of the reinstatement, not the original appointment date except for service time with Ca1PERS, if the <br /> employee has contributions in PERS when reinstated and except for calculating service credit time for <br /> retiree medical purposes with the LPFD. <br /> Reinstated employees may use prior service credit for promotional eligibility purposes. <br /> Reinstated employees may petition the Fire Chief after six months to be removed from probationary <br /> status. <br /> 24.4 Layoff <br /> The Fire Chief may lay off an employee because of material changes in duties, organization or shortage <br /> of work or funds. <br /> "Notice of Intent to Lay Off'will be provided to employees who may be impacted and the Union at least <br /> 16 weeks prior to the anticipated date of lay off, thus allowing employees to register for the Displaced <br /> Firefighters List. <br /> The employee having the least length of total continuous service with the Department in the <br /> classification, in which the Fire Chief is laying off, shall be laid off first. <br /> Employees scheduled to be laid off may, however, displace the least senior employee in the next lower <br /> paying classification of like work who has less seniority. Employees laid off or who through <br /> displacement have changed classification shall have their name placed upon a re-employment list in <br /> 33 <br />