§ 5. Transfer of Unclassified Employees

Whenever, by reason of reorganization of one or more departments, divisions or bureaus of the city service, an employee in the unclassified service is not needed or his position is abolished in such unclassified service, the employee, with the approval of the City Manager or other chief appointing authority and the Civil Service Commission, may be transferred to a vacant position with similar duties in the classified service in the same or other departments, divisions or bureaus. Only employees who have occupied such unclassified service positions for two or more years may be transferred to the classified service. No such transfer shall be made to a position occupied by a regular appointed employee in the classified service or to a position for which an employee is on a Recall list by reason of layoff.