Indiana Code 36-8-10-11.1. Reinstatement following layoffs
(b) If it is necessary for the appointing authority to reduce the number of members of the department by layoff for financial reasons, the last member appointed to the department must be the first to be laid off. Additional members must be laid off in reverse hiring order until the desired level of employment is achieved.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-8-10-11.1
- Board: refers to the sheriff's merit board established under this chapter. See Indiana Code 36-8-10-2
- Department: refers to the sheriff's department of a county. See Indiana Code 36-8-10-2
- Sheriff: means the sheriff of the county or another person authorized to perform sheriff's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(d) A member who is laid off shall keep the appointing authority advised of the member’s current address. The appointing authority shall inform a member of the member’s reinstatement by written notice sent by certified mail to the member’s last known address.
(e) Not later than twenty (20) calendar days after the date notice of reinstatement is sent under subsection (d), the member must advise the appointing authority whether the member:
(1) accepts reinstatement; and
(2) will be able to commence employment on the date specified in the notice.
(f) All reinstatement rights granted to a member under this section terminate on the earlier of:
(1) the date the member fails to accept reinstatement within the time specified in subsection (e); or
(2) five (5) years after the date on which a member’s layoff begins.
As added by P.L.270-1999, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.56-2010, SEC.2.