When there is a lack of work or funds which makes necessary a reduction of the work force, then the City shall lay off employees in accordance with the procedure outlined herein.
In making layoffs of permanently certified employees, no command officer shall be laid off unless all police officers, regardless of rank or union association, with less departmental seniority have been laid off.
Vacancies arising in Command Officer classifications shall first be filled from the recall from the layoff list for the appropriate rank. Command Officers who are on layoff shall continue to accrue seniority for purposes of recall from layoff and for all other benefits of seniority after they are recalled from layoff.
If reduction of command levels is accomplished by a freeze on promotions the City will request to the Civil Service Commission, that any existing promotional lists be extended until such time that the financial crisis is ended and the frozen promotions can be made from those extended lists.