§ 3-277. EMPLOYEES IN THE UNCLASSIFIED SERVICE.

(a)

Any employee who has achieved permanent status in the city service and is thereafter appointed to a position in the unclassified service, may, at any time within six months of appointment to said position in the unclassified service, resign such position and be reinstated to a position in the classified service previously held by the employee.

(b)

In the event an employee in the unclassified service elects to exercise the option provided under subsection (a) of this section and is reinstated to a position in the unclassified service, the provisions of Section 3-291(b) shall be applied in order to accommodate such reinstatement.

(c)

In the event of a general reduction in force or layoff, other than by reorganization or elimination of individual positions, a represented employee in the unclassified service whose permanent position is eliminated shall have the same rights, under the same conditions, as provided to classified employees pursuant to Section 3-291, except that nothing herein shall restrict the appointing authority's ability to determine the positions in the unclassified service to be eliminated. This provision shall not apply to represented employees in Bargaining Unit 14, hired by the City on or after December 30, 2013.

(d)

A Council Assistant shall be automatically terminated from City service no later than when the appointing Councilmember's successor assumes office. This provision shall not prohibit a Council Assistant from being reappointed by another Councilmember or in any other position in City service.

(Added Ord. 81-50, § 1, eff. 5-22-81; Am. Ord. 2010-14, § 1, eff. 6-14-10; Am. Ord. 2014-8, § 1, eff. 2-19-14; Am. Ord. 2015-33, § 1, eff. 11-19-15).