157.24 JOB ABOLISHMENTS, LAYOFFS, RECLASSIFICATIONS, REASSIGNMENTS AND DISABILITY LEAVES.

   (a)   Job Abolishments.

      (1)   Job abolishments shall be disaffirmed if the action is taken in bad faith.

      (2)   Certification of lack of funds or lack of work is not required. Proof of a reason for the abolishment is required.

      (3)   When a position is abolished, displacement rights, as set forth in Section 157.96 shall be afforded the employee incumbent in the abolished position.

   (b)   Layoffs. The layoff rules as stated in Sections 157.88 to 157.99 shall be followed and procedural compliance proved upon proper appeal.

   (c)   Procedure and Reclassification Appeals.

      (1)   The parties in appeals of reclassifications are the employee who is incumbent in the position which is to be reclassified and his appointing authority.

      (2)   The Commission shall conduct a fact-finding hearing to determine the duties which are performed in the affected position.

      (3)   The Commission shall compare the duties performed by the incumbent position to the appropriate specifications and determine the classification which most appropriately describes the duties performed in the affected position.

   (d)   Involuntary Disability Separations. Involuntary disability separations may be affirmed only if:

      (1)   The procedure set forth in the appropriate rules for instituting an involuntary disability separation have been strictly followed; and

      (2)   The order, as required by Sections 157.101 to 157.103 is filed by the Commission.

         (Ord. 92-1458. Passed 10-6-92.)