All full-time appointed city officers (including but not limited to the director of community development and administration the director of public works, the superintendent of maintenance, the chief of police, the assistant chief of police and the executive secretary to the mayor), shall receive the fringe benefits provided by Chapter 2.68, except as provided in this section.

    Until the further order of the city council, all fringe benefits of city employees who are appointed to serve full-time city office shall continue in full force and effect while they serve in appointed city office the same as if they had continued to be employees of the city. In the event of the termination of their service in appointed city office, if they return to service as an employee of the city, they shall have all of the seniority and privileges of service for purposes of vesting and administration of the fringe benefits as if they had had no break-in-service as an employee of the city while they were serving in appointed city office.

    Notwithstanding anything in this section to the contrary, with regard to vacation leave and vacation pay benefits of full-time appointed city officers, until the further order of the city council, any person holding appointed city offices after the date hereof shall receive the vacation pay and/or leave benefits provided in city Ordinance No. 935 enacted August 5, 1991 or the benefits to which they would be entitled under the personnel code of the city had they continued to be employed as an employee of the city, whichever is more.

    Any city employee who accepts appointment to a full-time city office shall have a right to be reinstated to their former position as an employee of the city upon the termination of their service as an appointed city officer. (Ord. 1008 §§ 1--4, 1992)

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