Workforce Adjustment of State Troopers. When an adjustment in the size of the work force at any State Patrol station becomes necessary, the employee with the least seniority in the job classification from among the employees in the affected station will be transferred first. If the size of the station is increased within two years of any such adjustment, the last employee transferred from the station by reason of the adjustment shall be the first offered the new position and all such transferred employees shall be offered the position in the inverse order of their transfer before the new position is made available to other members of the State Patrol under Article 21. Any employee returning to a station after transferring out, within the two (2) year period, is not eligible for relocation expenses under Article 20 relating to such return. Upon the request of a more senior employee and approval of the Appointing Authority, a more senior employee may be transferred out of seniority order. When it is contemplated that there may be a layoff and a workforce adjustment, the layoff shall be implemented first.
Workforce Adjustment of State Troopers. When an adjustment in the size of the work force 24 at any State Patrol station becomes necessary, the employee with the least seniority in the job 25 classification from among the employees in the affected station will be transferred first. If the 26 size of the station is increased within two years of any such adjustment, the last employee 27 transferred from the station by reason of the adjustment shall be the first offered the new 1 position and all such transferred employees shall be offered the position in the inverse order of 2 their transfer before the new position is made available to other members of the State Patrol 3 under Article 21. 5 Any employee returning to a station after transferring out, within the two (2) year period, is not 6 eligible for relocation expenses under Article 20 relating to such return. 8 Upon the request of a more senior employee and approval of the Appointing Authority, a more 9 senior employee may be transferred out of seniority order.
