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Upon the request of the City Administrator or desiQnee, the police department shall provide certain criminal history data contained in the Minnesota Criminal Justice Information System. The data to be provided must only be about finalists for City positions of employment. The City Administrator or desiQnee must obtain the consent of the finalists before reQuestinq the data, but an applicant's failure to provide consent mav disqualify the applicant from the prospective position. 5 EMPLOYMENT STATUS CHANGES 5-1 Reclassification A recommendation for an individual employee to receive a reclassification will be made on the basis of the job's content, resulting from significant changes in the kind, difficulty, and/or responsibility of the work performed in the position. A reclassification may warrant an increase or decrease in salary range. The City Council must approve all reclassification recommendations made by department heads. 5-2 Promotion Vacancies shall be filled by promotion of present employees who meet the requirements established for the classification, when it is in the best interest of the City. 5-3 Demotion An employee Employees may be demoted if found unsuited for the present position but may be expected to perform satisfactorily in 3 lesser position E position of havinq a lower pay ranqe. rank or Qrade, and/or lesser responsibility than previously held. Employees An employee may also be demoted if their position has been abolished or reclassified to a lowor clClss and tHey he/she cannot be transferred to a position of equal pay for which they are qualified and suited. 5-4 Reduction of Workforce If it is necessary to reduce personnel, temporary employees and those serving a probationary period trClining period in affected job classes will be separated before regular employees. Within each of these groups, the selection of employees to be retained shall be based on merit and ability as determined by the department head, subject to Council Approval. The City may layoff any employee whenever such action is made necessary as provided in the annual budQet by reason of shortaqe or work or funds, the abolition of a position or because of chances in orQanization. Two weeks advance written notice of the lay-off shall be Qive. An employee may be transferred to another position if such employee is qualified and a position is available. When a layoff occurs in a job classification in which more than one