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page 8 Personnel Ordinance Sec. 16: Attendance At Conference And Other Meetings. Attendance by regular employees at conferences, seminars or other business meetingsrelated to their duties shall be considered as time on regular duty, provided that attendance at the same during regular working hours shall be subject to approval by the City Clerk, and attendance at times other than regular working hours shall be subject to approval by the City Council. Expense reim- bursement for attendance at such functions will be subject to approval by the City Council. Sec. 17: Notice Of Resignation. Any employee wishing to leave the municipal service in good standing shall file with such employee's Department Head or City Manager at least fourteen (14) calendar days before leaving, a written resignation stating the effective date of the resignation. Sec. 18: Retirement. Except as otherwise provided by law, it is compulsory that employees covered by this chapter shall be retired when they attain the age of seventy (70) years. Sec. 19: Lay -Offs. (a) A Department Head may lay off any employee whenever such action is made necessary as provided in the annual budget by reason of shortage of work or funds, the abolition of a position or because of changes in organization. Two (2) weeks advance written notice of the lay -off shall be given. An employee may be transferred to another position if such employee is qualified. Quaili- fications shall be the determining factor for lay -offs. Length of service in the same position classification will be given consideration, only when all other qualifications are equal. (b) Employees who have been laid off will be recalled to their former position classification in the reverse order of their lay -off. Sec. 20: Dismissal, Demotion, and Disciplinary Action. (a) Causes for dismissal, demotion or disciplinary action: Any employee subject to the provisions of this chapter, including all Department Heads, may be demoted, disciplined or dismissed by the City Council. The recommendation of the Department Head shall be considered in all cases involving the demotion, discipline or dismissal of an employee who is supervised by such Department Head. Evidence of the following shall be sufficient cause for dismissal, demotion or disciplinary action: 1. Incompetence or inefficiency in the performance of the employee's duties. This includes any employee who is unable or unwilling to report to work in a regular and dependable manner. •