§ 16-12. Abolition of office or position.

The Mayor and Council may abolish an office or position and reduce the number of personnel employed by the Borough for reasons of economy or efficiency. In the event that the office or position of an employee with tenure is abolished, said employee may be reassigned to a position which said employee is qualified to perform. If such a tenured employee is not qualified to perform an available position, then said employee may be dismissed from the service of the Borough, but the employee shall have the right, upon application, to be reinstated in the first available position that said employee shall be qualified to perform, subject to the requirements of an applicant for original employment.