Torrance Municipal Code Art. 41 Transfer and Reassignment

An employee may be transferred by the City Manager from one position to another position of the same class in a different department with the written consent of the two (2) affected department heads and the affected employee.

a) In the case of an emergency, an employee may be transferred by the City Manager with the written consent of the two (2) affected department heads but without the written consent of the affected employee.

b) Such a transfer shall be automatically reviewed by the Civil Service Commission, within fifteen (15) working days from the date of the transfer, and the Commission shall approve or rescind the transfer.

A department head may reassign an employee from one position to another position of the same class within the same department.

a) When an employee can no longer perform the duties of a position to which he is assigned because of physical or mental impairment, the City Manager may, with the approval of the Civil Service Commission, transfer or reassign the employee to a position in the same or in a lower class, the duties of which the employee is capable of performing.

b) This section does not apply to Police and Fire Safety employees.

a) The Civil Service Commission shall rescind a transfer or reassignment if it finds that the transfer or reassignment was made:

1. Without giving reasonable advance notice to the affected employee;

2. With the intent of forcing or causing an employee to resign; or

3. Because of political or other improper influences.

b) The Commission may rescind a transfer if it determines that the transfer was unfair, unjust, or caused an undue hardship to the employee.

(Added by O-2440)

The provisions of this Article shall not apply to employees in representation units where a Memorandum of Understanding covering these working conditions is in force.