Section 4. Reemployment After Layoff.

   The names of persons holding permanent positions in any classification in any division or department of the City, which persons have been laid off in accordance with the provisions of Section 1 and 2 of this Rule XII, shall be placed on a layoff list established by the Commission. Such persons shall be eligible for certification and reemployment for a period of three years thereafter in the classification last held or in any classification prerequisite to such classification. The most senior employee in a classification or a prerequisite classification shall be rehired first.

   In rehiring employees who have been laid off three years or less, the order of rehiring shall be determined by seniority as a continuous City employee.

   During this three-year period the appointing authority shall not hire nor promote anyone into a classification where layoffs have occurred until all laid off employees have been reinstated or have declined the position when it is offered.
(Added 6-15-82.)