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8.8 lf the Sheriff decides to fill a new or vacant position, seniority may be the determining factor provided <br />the applicants are otherwise equally qualified based upon examination, training, experience, <br />performance, and ability as determined by the Sheriff. <br />8.9 ln the event a specialty assignment becomes available, such as school resource officer, detective, <br />or other designated specialty, the Sheriff will determine appointment to said assignment. Specialty <br />assignments may be used as a training opportunity. Employees selected for specialty assignments <br />may request to be removed from the assignment at any time or may be rotated out at the discretion <br />of the Sheriff at any time, without prejudice. <br />ARTICLE 9 LAY OFF AND RECALL <br />9.1 ln the event of a layoff or reduction in personnel by the Employer, employees will be laid off by <br />classification in reverse order of their seniority provided that the remaining employees can perform <br />the work in a satisfactory manner as determined by the Sheriff. ln the event of a post layoff vacancy <br />in the Sheriff's Office, an employee who has been laid off will have the first opportunity to fill said <br />vacancy or vacancies by the order of their seniority. The last employee laid off will be the first <br />person recalled. Recall rights are valid for the period twelve (12) months following the layoff or <br />reduction in personnel. Notification of eligibility shall be by registered or certified mail to the <br />employee's last known address. An employee shall have fourteen (14) calendar days from the date <br />of mailing to give notice of accepting or rejecting re-employment and shall be back on the job within <br />fourteen (14) calendar days of accepting said offer, not to exceed thirty (30) days total from date of <br />mailing to return to work or forfeit all call-back rights under this article. Failure to respond, or <br />rejection of re-employment, will result in removal from the recall list. <br />ARTICLE 1O - HOLI Y / ANNUAL LEAVE <br />10.1 All regular employees shall accrue and be granted the following vacation and/or holiday <br />accumulation hereinafter referred to as annual leave, according to the following schedule <br />Continuous <br />Seruice <br />Vacation <br />(in davs) <br />Holidays <br />(in davs) <br />Annual Leave <br />(in davs) <br />Annual Leave <br />Monthlv Accumulation <br />0 through 7 yrs.15 12 27 18 hours <br />8 throuqh 15 yrs 19.5 12 31.5 21 hours <br />16 throuqh 22 yts.25.5 12 37.5 25 hours <br />23 yrs. & over 27 12 39 26 hours <br />10.2 Regular part-time eligible employee's annual leave shall be on a pro-rata basis, based upon the <br />employee's assigned hours. <br />10.3 A new employee will accrue annual leave but shall not be entitled to utilize said annual leave during <br />the first six (6) months of employment except in the event of an emergency as determined by the <br />Sheriff. <br />10.4 The following holidays are recognized as those for which annual leave is granted and accounted for <br />in 10.1 : <br />New Year's Day Martin Luther Kinq Jr.'s Birthdav <br />President's Day Memorial Day <br />7