(A) Upon the department head's recommendation and approval of the Mayor, the city:
(1) May re-employ any former employee:
(a) Who has resigned from the city service with a good record;
(b) Who has been laid off because of lack of work or funds.
(2) Shall reinstate any employee who has been demoted, suspended or dismissed for a reason prohibited by local, state or federal employment regulations.
(3) May reinstate into the former position any employee who fails during his or her probationary period to serve satisfactorily in a position to which he or she has been promoted.
(B) Reinstatement of any employee shall:
(1) Restore the employee to his or her former position;
(2) Place him or her in a position of the same class or a class comparable to that of his or her former position or another class for which he or she must meet the required minimum standards.
(Ord. 01-03, passed 1-15-01)