§ 86-364. Demotions generally.

An employee may be demoted to a position in a lower pay grade for which he is qualified whenever:

(1)

The position held by the employee is abolished.

(2)

The employee is displaced or "bumped" from a position by another employee with more employment preference.

(3)

The position held by the employee is reclassified to a lower grade.

(4)

The employee voluntarily requests a lower classification.

(5)

The employee does not render satisfactory service in the position held.

An employee demoted to another position with substantially different position requirements shall be subject to the requirement of completing a one year probationary period unless the employee already completed a probationary period in that same classification.

(Ord. No. 81-19, § 11.04, 9-3-81; Ord. No. 2018-16, § I, 12-4-18)