(a)
Good Standing. An employee wishing to leave the competitive service of the City in good standing shall file with the appointing authority and the Personnel Officer, at least one week before leaving, a written resignation stating the date it shall become effective and the reason for leaving. Failure to comply with this rule shall be entered on the service record of the employee and may be the cause of denying future employment by the City.
(b)
Voluntary Resignation. Every employee in the competitive service of the City of Stockton who shall absent him or herself from the daily work or assigned duties for the City, without a leave of absence from the Personnel Officer, for a period of two consecutive work days, shall be deemed by such action to have voluntarily and permanently resigned from the position in the competitive service of the City of Stockton, and shall be deemed to have voluntarily and permanently severed and separated him or herself from the position in the competitive service of the City, and from the benefits of the Civil Service of the City of Stockton; and the position occupied by such employee shall be deemed vacant.
(c)
Effect of Unauthorized Absence. Every unauthorized absence by an employee as herein specified, shall be deemed to be a voluntarily and permanent withdrawal from the Civil Service System of the City of Stockton, and a forfeiture of the position and classification therein, and the position occupied by the absent employee shall be deemed vacant.
(1)
Every employee in the competitive service of the City of Stockton who shall be absent from daily work or assigned duties for the City, without a leave of absence from the Personnel Officer, for more than four work hours in any work day, shall be deemed guilty of misconduct, insubordination and disobedience in the discharge of duties for the City and shall be suspended by the Personnel Officer without pay for a period not exceeding the total number of days provided elsewhere in these rules for suspension.
(2)
Every employee in the competitive service of the City of Stockton who shall be absent from daily work or assigned duties for the City of Stockton, without leave of absence from the Personnel Officer for an aggregate of more than 16 work hours in any calendar month, shall be deemed to have voluntarily and permanently resigned from his or her position in the competitive service of the City of Stockton, and to have forfeited his or her position and classification therein, in the manner and with the same effect as provided in subdivision (b) hereof, and the position occupied shall be deemed vacant.
(Amended by Resolution CS03-083, 11/20/03)