Departments anticipating a possible reduction in staff shall notify the City Manager and the Management Services Director as soon as possible in order for appropriate action to be taken.

1. An immediate determination should be made as to which positions will be involved and the number of employees to be affected.

2. The Management Services Director shall determine what openings exist in the same and other departments so that affected employees may be considered for transfer prior to layoff.

3. Employees to be affected by a layoff will be given written notice thirty (30) calendar days in advance.

4. Efforts will begin immediately to relocate affected employees into comparable positions of responsibility and pay or lower rated positions where practicable as outlined in Section D of this Article. First priority for filling open positions will be given to affected employees as opposed to other employees or job applicants under consideration.