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An Acting program will be implemented on or before July 1, 2015. The use of Qualified personnel may be placed in long-term acting assignments may-be-implemented for to fill long-term vacancies that occur due to resulting from workers compensation injuries, modified duty assignments, long term sick medical leave, or other approved long-term leave absences. Long-term vacancies are defined as those lasting longer than ten (10) consecutive shifts. Once it is determined that the-a vacancy will last longer than ten£10) consecutive shifts2 an long-term acting assignment may be implemented-made to fill the vacancy prior to the eempletien-efthe tenth-1-0 shifts. Personnel fulfilling a-long-term acting assignments may be moved across shifts and will receive all the-pay and benefits of the assignment as if the employee had been position to which they are assigned as if promoted to the position. The duration e f the a A cting assignments Abe-are limited to ninety £90) calendar days if-when other eligible actors employees are available, qualified, and interested in the acting assignment. Personnel may rotate into an acting assignment more than once and for longer than ninety £90) days depending on the availability of other employees to fill the acting assignment. Personnel that who participate in an acting assignment will receive probationary credit in that-the higher classification not to exceed up to a maximum -of six (6) months, regardless of the lengthof the total combined duration of the acting assignments. Personnel who provide satisfactory service in an acting assignment for a continuous twelve (12)months of ltime . ' . - ' - ' :- are eligible for salary advancement in accordance with Section 5.4 Salcey Advancement-of this MOU for the remaining duration of the acting assignment. A--1Long-term acting assignments shall not be used for day-to-day vacancies such as those created by vacation or sick leave relief and is-are not intended to cause an adverse impact to any one rank (more than two long-term vacancies in that rank on the same division). The use of short-term acting assignments is identified in Section 7.3 D, Rank-for-Rank Overtime and Short-Term Acting Assignments. The operational procedures of acting assignments are outlined in dDepartment policy. Section 24. Resignation,Reinstatement and Layoff 24.1 Automatic Resignation Failure to return at the expiration of a leave of absence or being absent without leave shall be considered an automatic resignation. The Fire Chief may rescind such a resignation if the employee submits satisfactory reasons for his/her absence within three (3) calendar days of the date his/her resignation was effected. 24.2 Voluntary Resignation 49