PDA 5.08 Reclassification of Position

An employee reclassified to a lower class shall have the right of either (1) transferring to a vacant position in their present class in the same or another department, provided the head of the department into which the transfer is proposed agrees, or (2) continuing in the same position in the lower class at a “Y” rate of pay when the incumbent’s pay is higher than the maximum step of the salary range for the lower class