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S-22 2 3 2 5 <br />Page 29 <br /> <br />Sec. 9-119. Layoffs. <br /> <br /> Ail layoffs within the competitive service occasioned by the <br />abolishment of a position, the combination of duties of two (2) or <br />more positions, or the reduction in number of employees in a given <br />class shall be governed by seniority in service and performance. <br />Reemployment shall be in the reverse order of layoffs. <br /> <br />SeC. 9-120. Medical examination and proceedings thereon; demotion, <br />transfer or dismissal. <br /> <br /> (a) The appointing authority may at any time require an <br />employee to submit to a medical examination by a physician or <br />physicians designated by the appointing authority to evaluate the <br />fitness or capacity of the employee to perform the work of his or <br />her current position. Prior to requiring such medical examination, <br />the appointing authority shall, in writing, state the reasons for <br />seeking an evaluation. The employee may be placed on administrative <br />leave with pay until medical clearance is obtained. <br /> <br /> (b) Fees for the examination and for the services of medical <br />specialists or technicians, if necessary, shall be paid by the <br />city. The employee may submit medical or other evidence to the <br />examining physician or to the appointing authority. The examining <br />physician shall make a written report of the examination to the <br />appointing authority. The appointing authority shall provide a copy <br />to the employee or to the physician designated by the employee. <br /> <br /> (c) When the appointing authority, after considering the <br />conclusions of the medical examination and other pertinent <br />information, concludes that the employee is unable to perform the <br />work of his or her present position, but is able to perform the <br />work of another position, the appointing authority may demote or <br />transfer the employee to another position within the same classifi- <br />cation or offer the employee a voluntary demotion, provided there <br />is a vacant position in a lower level classification within the <br />classification series. Any voluntary demotion will be according to <br />section 9-110. The employee demoted or transferred pursuant to this <br />section shall receive the maximum of the salary range of the class <br />to which he or she is demoted or transferred, provided that the <br />salary is not greater than the salary he or she received at the <br />time of his or her demotion or transfer. <br /> <br /> (d) When the appointing authority, after considering the <br />conclusions of the medical examination provided for by this section <br />or medical reports from the employee's physician and other <br />pertinent information, concludes that the employee is unable to <br />perform the work of his or her present position, or any other <br />vacant position within the classification series in the agency, and <br />the employee is not eligible or waives the right to retire for <br />disability, the appointing power may take action to suspend or <br /> <br />29 <br /> <br /> <br />