Division 4 — DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND FORCE REDUCTION

2324. • REMOVAL OR SUSPENSION OF EMPLOYEE.

Every officer and employee in the Classified Service shall during good behavior retain his office or employment so long as it exists under the same or a different title, and shall not be suspended, fined, demoted, removed, reduced in compensation or otherwise penalized, except as provided in the Charter and the Rules and Regulations adopted thereunder.

Nothing contained in this Part shall restrict the right of the City Manager or the Appointing Power to make layoffs and reductions in force in accordance with the Rules and Regulations, nor limit the power and right of the Council to reduce the number of positions or employees in any one or more departments.