Vacant Code in County and Former Class. In the event of notice of layoff, any employee so affected will be allowed to transfer to a vacant position the County has determined to be filled in his/her current classification or any classification at the same or lower level in which permanent status had formerly been held. Employees will not be required to transfer to vacant positions formerly held if the level for such vacancy would be lower than the level of any classification to which an employee could exercise displacement rights. The County shall provide a listing of appropriate vacancies and the affected employee(s) shall select a vacancy for which he/she qualifies under 15.6 (a). The employee(s) shall appear at a time and place designated by the County which shall be approximately ten days after the notice of layoff. The employee on a seniority basis shall be allowed ten minutes for the selection. If an employee does not appear or does not select a vacancy the County will make the designation; however, an employee shall be allowed to use a duly authorized proxy.
