(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the urban county council shall, in the exercise of reasonable discretion, have the authority to abolish any position covered by this chapter when economic necessity requires it or there is no longer a need for a particular position to exist. Any person occupying said position shall be laid off.
(b) When there is to be a layoff in a designated class within an executive unit, the termination shall be in the following order of succession:
1. Section 22-58 seasonal positions;
2. Section 22-57 part-time positions;
3. Section 22-56 temporary positions.
(c) Any reduction in the number of positions provided for in article III, within any executive unit, shall be made in the reverse order of the seniority of the incumbents, computed the same as under section 21-11(b). In case of equal service, regular employees in the class involved shall be laid off in order of the lowest average performance rating for the last two (2) years of service.
(Ord. No. 230-83, § 1, 11-22-83; Ord. No. 102-85, § 12, 5-30-85; Ord. No. 060-2022 , § 8, 7-5-22)
Charter references(s)—Unclassified civil service, § 9.06.