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ARTICLE, 22 LAYOFF/RECALL <br />22.01 When a layoff is necessary due to lack of funds, lack of work or abolishment of positions, <br />the Employer shall notify the affected employees in writing at least thirty (30) days in advance of <br />the effective date of layoff. <br />22.02 The employee with the least time in rank will be the first laid off. <br />A. "Time in Rank" in terms of seniority, as used herein, shall mean the date continuous <br />service began in a rank classification. <br />B. "Continuous service" means the Uninterrupted service of an employee in a rank <br />classification or classifications, as applicable. <br />22.03 Employee shall remain on a lay off list for four (4) years. The Employer shall recall from <br />that list in the reverse order in which the members were laid off before hiring anyone else. <br />22.04 Notice of recall shall be sent to the employee(s) by registered mail, with a copy to the <br />FOP, and shall contain a date to return to work which shall not be less than ten (10) days from <br />the date of mailing. The Employer shall be deemed to have fulfilled its obligation by mailing the <br />recall notice by registered mail. The notification of the intent to return to work must be <br />communicated to the Chief of Police within seven (7) days of receipt of notice as aforesaid, and <br />the employee must report back to work by the date set forth in the notice or forfeit his or her <br />right to return. <br />ARTICLE 23 APPLICATION AND INTERPRLTATION OF WORK <br />RULES, POLICIES AND DIRECTIVES <br />23.01 The FOP recognizes that the Employer, in order to carry out its statutory mandates and <br />goals, has the right to promulgate reasonable work rules, policies, procedures and directives <br />consistent with statutory authority, to regulate the personal conduct of employees, including drug <br />testing. <br />23.02 The Hmployer agrees that, to the extent any work rules have been or will become reduced <br />to writing, every employee shall have access to them. Copies of newly established written work <br />rules or amendments to existing work rules will be made available to all employees. <br />23.03 It is the Employer's intention to uniformly apply work rules, policies, and directives <br />among all Employees. <br />23.04 All new employees during their probationary period shall be supplied with a personal <br />copy of all work rules, policies, procedures and directives. Which documents shall be returned <br />upon Employee's completion of his probationary period. <br />18 <br />