(A) Authority. Whenever, in the judgement of the Council, it becomes necessary in the interests of economy or because the necessity for the position or employment involved no longer exists, the Council may abolish any position or employment in the competitive service and lay off, demote, or transfer an employee holding such position or employment without filing written charges and without the right of appeal.
(B) Seniority.
(1) Seniority shall be observed in effecting such reduction in personnel, and the order of layoff shall be in the reverse order of total cumulative time served in the city service upon the effective date of the layoff. Layoffs shall be made within classes of positions, and all provisional employees in the affected class or classes shall be laid off prior to the layoff of any probationary or permanent employee.
(2) For the purposes of determining the order of layoff, total cumulative time shall include time served on military leaves of absence.
(C) Reemployment lists.
(1) The names of probationary and permanent employees laid off shall be placed upon reemployment lists for classes which, in the opinion of the Personnel Director, require basically the same qualifications, duties, and responsibilities as those of the class of position from which layoff was made.
(2) Names of persons laid off shall be placed upon reemployment lists in the order of their competency and shall remain on such lists for a period of two years unless reemployed sooner. For reemployment purposes, competency of a person laid off shall be determined by the head of the department in which such person worked.
('66 Code, § 2-4.116) (Ord. 396-A, passed 7-8-57)