A. Whenever in the judgment of the council it becomes necessary in the interests of economy or because the necessity for a position no longer exists, the council may abolish any position in the classified service. When classified employees are laid off, demoted, or transferred for lack of work or funds, or due to a reorganization, such layoffs, demotions, or transfers shall be made in inverse order of seniority according to specific rules adopted by the council pursuant to the provisions of subsection 2-5-213G of this chapter. Such layoffs, demotions, or transfers shall not be deemed as disciplinary and shall not be subject to appeal. The abolishment of positions shall be by attrition wherever practicable.
B. If within two (2) years an appointment is to be made to any position or employment for which a former employee on a valid reemployment list possesses the minimum qualifications adopted by the council, such laid off employee shall have the right, in order of the date such employee's name was entered on the reemployment list and, then, in order of seniority, to such appointment; except for any such employee who files a waiver in writing with the director of human services, or who fails to report to the director of human services within ten (10) days after a notice is mailed to his or her last known address. The right to such appointment shall precede the rights of all applicants on any eligible list for the position.
C. An employee demoted pursuant to the provisions of this section, in order of seniority, may be placed on the reemployment list for any position in the classification from which the employee was demoted. For the purposes of a reappointment to such a position, the rights of a demoted employee shall be no greater or lesser than laid off employees based on seniority, subject to the specific exceptions, rights, obligations, and procedures set forth in the personnel rules and regulations adopted pursuant to section 2-5-213 of this chapter.
D. Any employee transferred for any reason to a position within the same classification or within a similar classification with the same salary and similar job duties as such employee's former position, shall not be entitled to have their name placed on any reemployment list, and no new probation period shall be required when such a transfer occurs. Transfers pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not be deemed as disciplinary, as a layoff, or as a demotion. (1962 Code § 2-6.113)