Whenever in the judgment of the City Council it becomes necessary in the interest of efficiency or economy so to do, it may consolidate any department or departments, or positions in the Classified Service, or if necessity for the position involved no longer exists, it may abolish any position or employment in the Classified Service and in the event of such consolidation or abolishment of position may lay-off, demote, transfer or discharge the employees holding such position. Should such position or employment or any position involving all or any of the same duties be reinstated or created within two years, the employee laid-off, demoted, transferred or discharged shall be eligible to be appointed thereto in preference to any other qualified persons on the eligible list for such position, provided that the said employee complies with the Rules of the Civil Service Commission relative to such reinstatement.
('65 Code, § 2-39) (Ord. No. CS-353 § 12)