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Section 20. Resignation, Reinstatement and Layoff 20.1 Automatic Resiqnation Failure to return at the expiration of a leave of absence' or being absent without leave shall be considered an automatic resignation. Such a resignation may be rescinded by the City Manager if the employee submits satisfactory reasons for his/her absence within three days of the date his/her resignation was effected. 20.2 Voluntary Resignation An employee may resign in good standing by submitting to the Personnel Officer a written resignation stating the reasons therefor and effective date thereof at least two (2) weeks prior thereto. A statement as to the resigned employee's performance shall be forwarded to the Personnel Officer by the department head. 20.3 Reinstatement 20.4 With the approval of the Personnel Officer, a permanent or probationary employee who has resigned in good standing may be reinstated within two I(2) years of the-effective date of resignation, to a vacant position in the same or comparable class. Upon reinstatement, the employee, for all purposes, shall be considered as though he/she had received a new appointment. Layoff The Appointing Authority may layoff an employee in the competitive service because of material changes in duties, organization or shortage of work or funds. The employee in 'the classification in which the Appointing Authority is laying off who has the leash length of total cenhinu. ous ser=.;ice in the classification shall be laid off first, Should addiLion~l layoffs become necessary -~he seniori-hy of emp:toyees having previously changed classi- fications through displacement shall include their years of ser~;ice in higher sworn paying classifications. The employee shall be noLified of his/her layoff in writing togeLl~er with the reasons therefor. -2O-