ARTICLE 8.      SEPARATIONS                                            EFFECTIVE DATE:  05/04/98
RULE 802.        OBLIGATIONS                                             REVISED DATE:  06/05/03

A.    OBLIGATIONS EMPLOYEES HAVE TO THE COURT UPON SEPARATION:  
        All separating employees have certain obligations to the Court:

         2.    The employee shall adhere to checkout procedures as outlined by the Court Administrator. 
                Failure to comply may result in a delay in the issuance of an employee's final paycheck and may 
                delay processing of returns from the appropriate retirement system. Checkout procedures to 
                be completed by a separating employee shall include but not be limited to:

                a.    Return of all equipment and supplies which have been furnished by the Court to the 
                       designated administrative section or unit charged with their maintenance. This includes, 
                       but is not limited to: keys, identification cards, clothing, etc.;

                c.    Arrangement for final paycheck from the Payroll section; ARS 23-353 now states:

                        2)    When an employee resigns the service of an employer, the employee shall be paid in 
                                the usual manner all wages due no later than the regular payday for the pay period 
                                during which the separation occurred. If requested in writing by the employee, such 
                                wages may be paid by mail.

                d.    The Court Administrator, Division Head, Presiding Judge or designee may conduct exit 
                        interviews at the time of separation from Judicial service. The exit interview will afford the 
                        employee an opportunity to receive information pertaining to separation benefits (if any), 
                        benefits conversion and/or continuation, repayment of outstanding debts and/or return of 
                        Court property. Employee suggestions, complaints and questions may also be discussed.

        3.    An employee who separates employment with the Court within one (1) calendar year of receipt of 
                educational reimbursement will return 100% of monies received for the course or will arrange with 
                the Division to have that amount withheld from the final paycheck.

        4.    An employee shall work the two (2) weeks prior to resignation unless other arrangements are 
                made with the Division Head and a letter stating the arrangements is forwarded to the Court 
                Administrator and filed in the employee's master personnel record.

B.    THE COURT'S OBLIGATION TO SEPARATING EMPLOYEES:  
        The Court has certain obligations to separating employees determined by the type of separation.

                a.    SEPARATION: All regular employees shall receive payment for PTO leave hours accrued 
                       through the pay period in which the effective date of separation occurs, up to a maximum of 
                       four hundred (400) hours. While on original probation, a separating employee shall 
                       receive no payment for accrued PTO leave.

                 b.   LAYOFF: All accrued PTO leave hours (up to a maximum of 400 hours) shall be paid to 
                        the laid-off employee.

                 c.    DEATH: All accrued PTO leave hours (up to a maximum of 400 hours) shall be paid to 
                        any surviving spouse or to the estate of the deceased.

        2.    EIB LEAVE:

                a.    SEPARATION: Regular employees who have been with the Court or Mohave County for 
                       five (5) continuous years will receive reimbursement for unused EIB leave at the rate of
                       three dollars ($3.00) per hour up to one hundred (100) hours of the unused accumulated 
                       leave provided such employee submits written resignation to the Division Head at least ten 
                       (10) working days prior to the effective date of the resignation and works through the last 
                       date of employment as provided in Rule 801(A). Employees hired prior to shall not be 
                       required to meet the five (5) continuous years of service requirement in the aforementioned 
                       statement. While on original probation, a separating employee shall receive no payment for 
                       accrued EIB leave.

        3.    CALCULATION OF SEPARATION PAY:

                An employee who is detailed to a higher position at the time of separation shall be returned to 
                his/her previous position as of the effective date of separation and shall be paid for accrued PTO 
                leave hours at the rate of the previous position.