(1) Subject to Subsections (2) and (3), and if necessary, because of lack of funds or work, a department may temporarily lay off a merit system officer.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 17-30a-311

  • Person: means :
         (24)(a) an individual;
         (24)(b) an association;
         (24)(c) an institution;
         (24)(d) a corporation;
         (24)(e) a company;
         (24)(f) a trust;
         (24)(g) a limited liability company;
         (24)(h) a partnership;
         (24)(i) a political subdivision;
         (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
         (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) A department that lays off a merit system officer under Subsection (1) shall lay off the officer according to the seniority of the officers of the class of positions affected, following the process prescribed by commission rule.
(3) A department shall lay off a person serving under temporary or part-time appointment before a merit system officer.
(4)

     (4)(a) If a merit system officer is laid off, the department shall place the officer on a reappointment register to be reappointed in the inverse order in which the officer is laid off.
     (4)(b) The register described in Subsection (4)(a) takes precedence over all eligible reappointment registers.