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ORDINANCE NS-2232 Page 23 313 tionary period and shall be considered a new employee for seniori- ty, vacation, and sick leave purposes, provided, however, that the eligible may be reappointed at his or her former salary step. Sec. 9-115. Reversion to competitive service. When an employee is entitled to reversion to his or her former position in the competitive service from the excepted service, the executive director of personnel services will notify the appointing officer in the department from which the employee transferred to the excepted service. The latter, in restoring the person to the former position, as prescribed in the charter, will provide the required vacant position, if it does not exist, by means of layoff or demotion, as outlined in other sections of these rules and regulations. Sec. 9-117. Reduction-in-force. When it becomes necessary because of lack of work, lack of funds, or other sufficient reason, to reduce the staff of any city office, activity or department, the reduction shall be accomplished by laying off the last employee or employees, including temporary appointees, that have been appointed in the class, until the necessary reduction has been made. Vacancies in the lowest class, resulting from such layoff, shall be filled by the employee or employees last appointed to the next higher class, and those vacant positions filled by the employee or employees in the next succee- ding higher class and so on until all vacant positions have been filled. Re-employment shall be in reverse order of any layoff or demotion made under the terms of this section and prior to any other appointments. sec. 9-118. Suspensions; demotions; dismissals. (a) Right to exercise the disciplinary and dismissal powers hereinafter provided is vested respectively in the officers of the city who have the power of appointment as to any position in the personnel system. (b) Except as specified in subparagraph (d), any employee serving a probationary period in a position in the civil service shall be subject to suspension without pay for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, demotion or dismissal, and the employee so disciplined or discharged shall not have a right of appeal, except that an employee who held permanent status in some other position or employment included within the civil service immediately prior to his appointment to probationary status shall not be discharged without written notice of charges, an opportunity to answer, a written decision as hereinafter provided and right of appeal to the 23