W. Va. Code R. § 90-4-5

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 25, June 21, 2024
Section 90-4-5 - Closure of Facility
5.1. Reduction-in-Force. No less than 15 days prior to final closure of the West Virginia Penitentiary at Moundsville, the Commissioner shall give written notice to remaining employees of a reduction-in-force. The notice and reduction in force shall be in accordance with W. Va. Code '29-6-10(5), (6), WV Code '5F-2-2 (d), the Division of Personnel Administrative Regulations, and section 3 of this rule.
5.2. Reemployment. Any correctional employee not selected for transfer to Mount Olive Correctional Complex, Huttonsville Correctional Center or the Northern Regional Jail and Correctional Complex at Moundsville, and who wishes to remain eligible for future employment at the facilities, shall remain on a priority employment list as defined in section 2 for a two-year period commencing with the date of the final closure of the West Virginia Penitentiary.

In selecting individuals for future employment at these facilities, the Commissioner shall, based on staffing requirements, give priority to any correctional employee on the priority employment list in an available position equivalent to the position that person held at the West Virginia Penitentiary unless the Commissioner determines that person is physically or mentally unfit.

W. Va. Code R. § 90-4-5