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ARTICLE 25 SEPARATIONS 25 . 1 The effective date of separation shall be the last day on which the employee is present for duty unless otherwise specified herein . 25 . 2 Resignation is defined as an action whereby an employee voluntarily leaves County employment . An employee wishing to leave the County in good standing shall file with the County a written resignation , stating the date and reasons for leaving . Such notice must be given at least two weeks prior to the date of separation . Failure to comply with this courtesy may be cause for denying such employee re-employment with the County . Employees who are absent from work for three consecutive work days without providing proper notice and being excused ( unless the employee is physically unable to provide notice ) will be considered as having "abandoned their position " and thereby voluntarily quit . Requests for vacation leave shall not be unreasonably denied in accordance with Article 31 . 6 . At that time , the County will formally note the termination and advise the employee and the Union of the action by first class U . S . mail to the employee ' s address on record in the Human Resources Department . 25 . 3 Retirement is defined as a voluntary or involuntary procedure whereby an employee separates from County employment for reasons of length of service or disability . Retirement regulations and benefits shall conform with the provisions of the Florida Retirement System . 25 . 4 Termination shall be effective as of the date of death . All compensation and benefits due to the employee as of the effective date of separation shall be paid to the beneficiary , surviving spouse , or the estate of the employee , as determined by law or by executed forms in the employee's personnel file . 25 . 5 If a layoff does occur the County will determine which classifications within the affected division will be eliminated . For purposes of this section , "classification " shall be defined as the established positions in the bargaining unit' s pay plan . Additionally , full -time and part-time positions shall be considered separate classifications . For purposes of this section , "division " shall be defined as follows : Aquatic Centers , Customer Service , Engineering , Facilities Management , Fire Rescue , Golf Course , Ocean Rescue , Parks , Road and Bridge , Sanitary Landfill , Traffic Engineering , Vehicle Maintenance , Wastewater Collection , Wastewater Treatment , Water Distribution , Water Production . The employees in the affected classification within the affected division shall be laid off based on the inverse order of their county-wide seniority ( most recent hire date) . In lieu of layoff, an affected employee may displace any less senior employee in the bargaining unit in any lower classification providing he/she previously held the position and remains qualified . Employees accepting positions in a lower classification will receive a 5 % reduction per pay grade ; 32