§ 5.12.020. Resignation—Procedures and methods.

A county officer or employee resigns in any of the following ways:

A.

1.

A county officer or employee who without prior authorization is absent or fails to discharge is regularly assigned duties for either three consecutive regular working days or for two consecutive regularly scheduled on-duty shifts, whichever may be applicable, shall be deemed to have resigned effective as of the end of the day of which he last performed any of the duties of his position; provided, however, an officer or employee shall not be deemed to have so resigned if he resumes the performance of his regularly assigned duties at the commencement of his next regular working day or on-duty shift following the expiration of the aforementioned period of absence or failure to discharge duties.

2.

Within 20 calendar days after the effective date of such resignation, any officer or employee who has resigned pursuant to this subsection A may file with his appointing officer a written request for reinstatement. The appointing officer may reinstate such officer or employee if such appointing officer finds that there is good cause for the absence or failure to perform duties, such as bona fide illness, injury, or similar circumstances beyond the control of the officer or employee, and that such officer or employee is ready and able to resume the discharge of his duties. In the event an individual is so reinstated, such reinstatement shall constitute a retroactive leave of absence.

3.

This subsection A does not apply to an elective officer or department head.

B.

An elective officer or officer appointed by the board may resign by resignation in writing to the board and filed with the executive officer-clerk thereof. Such resignation shall be effective on the date designated therein.

C.

Any other officer or employee may resign by tendering his resignation in writing to his appointing officer. Such resignation shall be effective on the date designated therein, and if no date is so designated it shall be effective immediately.

(Ord. 9801 § 1, 1969: Ord. 4099 Art. 3 § 33, 1942.)