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28 <br /> If the transfer involves a change from one department to another both department heads must <br />consent thereto unless the City Manager orders the transfer for purposes of economy and <br />efficiency. <br /> <br />Section 21. Resignation, Reinstatement, and Layoff <br /> <br />21.1 Voluntary Resignation <br /> <br /> An employee may resign in good standing by submitting to the Personnel Officer (City <br />Manager) a written resignation stating the reasons therefore and effective date thereof at least <br />two (2) weeks prior thereto. <br /> <br /> A statement as to the resigned employee's performance shall be forwarded to the Personnel <br />Officer (City Manager) by the Chief of Police. <br /> <br />21.2 Reinstatement <br /> <br /> With the approval of the Personnel Officer (City Manager), a permanent or probationary <br />employee who has resigned in good standing may be reinstated within two (2) years of the <br />effective date of resignation, to a vacant position in the same or comparable class. Upon <br />reinstatement, the employee, for all purposes, shall be considered as though he/she had received <br />a new appointment. <br /> <br />21.3 Layoff <br /> <br /> The Chief of Police, with the approval of the City Manager, may layoff an employee in the <br />competitive service because of material changes in duties, organization or shortage of work or <br />funds. <br /> <br /> The employee in the classification in which the Chief of Police, with the approval of the City <br />Manager, is laying off who has the least length of total continuous service in the classification <br />shall be laid off first. Should additional layoffs become necessary the seniority of employees <br />having previously changed classifications through displacement shall include their years of <br />service in higher sworn paying classifications. The employee shall be notified of his/her layoff <br />in writing together with the reasons therefore. <br /> <br /> Employees scheduled to be laid off may, however, displace the least senior employee in the <br />next lower paying classification of like work who has less seniority. <br /> <br /> Employees laid off or who through displacement have changed classification shall have their <br />names placed upon a re-employment list in seniority order. The employee with the highest <br />seniority on a re-employment list for a particular classification when a vacancy exists in the <br />classification shall be offered the appointment. No name shall be carried on a re-employment <br />list for a period longer than (1) year from the date of layoff from City service or change of <br />classification through displacement. <br /> <br />Section 22. Discipline <br /> <br />22.1 Disciplinary Action <br /> <br />Page 198 of 248