Section 7. Voluntary Reductions .

   In the event an employee holding a permanent appointment to a position in the classified service or occupying a supervisory position in the unclassified service of the City applies for appointment to a position in the classified service lower in grade and carrying a lesser rate of compensation than his present employment and no eligibility list has been established for such position, the Commission may, if it finds such employee to be qualified therefor, certify such employee to the appointing authority for appointment to such lower classified position without regard to the provisions of Rule VII, Section 3 .

   If an eligibility list is in existence for the lower classified position, the Commission may specially certify such employee for appointment thereto with and in addition to other eligibles certified pursuant to Rule VII, Section 3 .
(Amended 6-2-66.)