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conduct shall be proper grounds for discharge. Upon the expiration of a regularly approved leave of absence the employee shall be reinstated in the position held at the time such leave was granted, unless while on such leave the employee's conduct constitutes cause for discharge. Failure on the part of an employee on leave of absence to report to work promptly at its expiration shall be cause for discharge. Section 20. Maternity Leave Family Leave Such leave shall be in accordance with applicable State and/or Federal law. Section 21. La o If a reduction in the work force, as determined by the City Manager is necessitated by, but not limited to, the following: a material change in duties or organization, adverse working conditions, return of employee from leave of absence, or shortage of work or funds; the City Manager shall notify the affected employee(s) of the intended action and the reason for the layoff. Immediately following a decision which may involve the potential layoff of employees, the City Manager shall freeze all current vacancies in the Police Department in similar and related classifications to those likely to be targeted for layoff, and notify the Police Chief that such current and anticipated vacancies will be frozen until further notice. As determined by official City payroll records: all service in the employ of the City shall be counted toward the establishment of an employee's City Seniority Service Date, including, for example, permanent, probationary, provisional, temporary (full- time and intermittent), as well as leaves of absences for obligatory military service while an employee with the City. Less than full-time service will be consolidated in equivalences of full-time service for the purpose of establishing the City Seniority Service Date. Time off as a result of formal disciplinary action will be subtracted from the City Seniority Service Date. All full-time services in the employ of the City in a promotional rank above the entry level rank shall be counted toward the establishment of an employee's Seniority Service Date for that rank, including probationary and permanent status service as well as leave of absences for obligatory military service while an employee of the City. Time off as a result of disciplinary action will be subtracted from the Rank Seniority Service Date. In computing both City and Rank Seniority, all time spent on paid leave of absence shall be included and all time spent on unpaid leave of absence shall be excluded. Whenever a layoff of one or more employees becomes necessary, as defined above, such layoffs shall be made according to classification Seniority Lists. upon receiving notification that the City Manager will proceed with a possible reduction in the work force, and following receipt of information concerning the specific positions involved, the Personnel Department will establish separate Probationary and Permanent Seniority Lists for each classification targeted for layoff. The names of all City employees holding permanent and probationary status appointments in a given classification will be listed on the appropriate list in descending order by City Seniority Service Date in the entry level positions and by Rank Seniority Service Date in the promotional position of Police Sergeant. Except as provided in retreat rights below, employees on all lists shall be laid off on the basis of their Seniority Service Date, (i.e, employees with the least amount of total service shall be laid off first). All emergency, temporary, and provisional employees working in classifications similar to those identified for layoff must be terminated prior to the layoff of 13