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<br />38 <br /> <br />An employee who fails to meet or exceed all standards on their annual or semi-annual <br />performance evaluation shall be put on notice that they will be removed from the specialty <br />position if their performance is not deemed to meet or exceed all standards, and shall be <br />placed on a Performance Improvement Plan for a minimum of ninety (90) calendar days. <br />The Performance Improvement Plan shall conclude with a special evaluation. If the special <br />evaluation shows the employee has failed to meet or exceed all standards, the employee <br />can be removed from the specialty position. The employee shall not have the right to <br />appeal the removal, and they will no longer receive any specialty pay associated with the <br />position from which they are removed. <br /> <br /> <br />SECTION 12. RESIGNATION <br /> <br />An employee wishing to leave the service of the City in good standing shall file with the Police <br />Chief at least two (2) weeks’ notice of an intention to leave the service unless the Police Chief <br />consents to the employee's leaving sooner. The written resignation shall state the effective date <br />and reasons for leaving. The resignation shall be forwarded to the Personnel Officer, with a <br />statement by the Police Chief as to the resigned employee's service performance and other pertinent <br />information concerning the cause for resignation. <br /> <br />SECTION 13. LAYOFF <br /> <br />13.1 Reassignment of Affected Employee <br /> <br />13.1.1 A sworn Police Sergeant, who has received a notice of layoff, may elect, in lieu of <br />layoff, to be reassigned to the rank of Police Officer, provided that in order to <br />displace the Police Officer the Police Sergeant was promoted from the rank of <br />Police Officer directly from the Redwood City POA. The Police Sergeant who <br />elects to be reassigned can only displace an employee with less department <br />seniority than the Police Sergeant exercising reassignment rights. <br /> <br />A sworn Police Lieutenant, who has received a notice of layoff, may elect, in lieu <br />of layoff, to be reassigned to the rank of Police Sergeant, provided that the <br />Lieutenant was promoted from the rank of Police Sergeant. The Police Lieutenant <br />who elects to be reassigned can only displace an employee with less seniority <br />within the RCPSA unit than the Police Lieutenant exercising their rights. <br /> <br />13.1.2 An employee requesting to exercise the right to be reassigned into a previously <br />held, lower-rank position, must make such a request to the Personnel Officer in <br />writing within seven (7) calendar days of the receipt of the written notice of layoff. <br />Failure to comply with the deadline provided herein shall be deemed a waiver of <br />the reassignment rights provided in RCPSA MOU Section 13. <br /> <br />13.1.3 When an employee chooses to be reassigned to a lower rank position, the employee <br />will maintain their seniority within the department. The employee must also accept <br />the salary, hour and working conditions of the lower rank position. If the salary of <br />the employee is within the salary range of the lower rank classification, the <br />employee will be placed at the step of the lower rank classification range that is <br />closest to, but no less than, the salary received in the position held at the time of <br />the layoff notification. If the employee’s salary prior to the reassignment is above <br />the top of the range of the lower rank position, the employee’s salary will be placed <br />6.H. - Page 46 of 72 <br />388