Continuous Service Date

An employee’s continuously paid employment without a break in service. A break in service occurs when an employee quits, is discharged, or retires, does not actively work for the City for 12 months (except for approved leaves of absence, or absence in individual cases adjudged eligible for duty disability), or is on layoff for more than twelve consecutive months if the employee has less than 5 years of service at the time of the layoff, or is on layoff for more than 2 years if the employee has 5 or more years of service at the time of layoff.