§ 80. Suspension or demotion upon the abolition or reduction of\npositions. 1. Suspension or demotion. Where, because of economy,\nconsolidation or abolition of functions, curtailment of activities or\notherwise, positions in the competitive, noncompetitive or labor class\nare abolished or reduced in rank or salary grade, suspension or\ndemotion, as the case may be, among incumbents holding the same or\nsimilar positions in the same jurisdictional class shall be made in the\ninverse order of original appointment on a permanent basis in the\nclassified service in the service of the governmental jurisdiction in\nwhich such abolition or reduction of positions occurs, subject to the\nprovisions of subdivision seven of section eighty-five of this chapter;\nprovided, however, that the date of original appointment of any such\nincumbent who was transferred to such governmental jurisdiction from\nanother governmental jurisdiction upon the transfer of functions shall\nbe the date of original appointment on a permanent basis in the\nclassified service in the service of the governmental jurisdiction from\nwhich such transfer was made. Notwithstanding the provisions of this\nsubdivision, however, upon the abolition or reduction of positions in\nthe competitive, noncompetitive or labor class, incumbents holding the\nsame or similar positions in the same jurisdictional class who have not\ncompleted their probationary service shall be suspended or demoted, as\nthe case may be, before any permanent incumbents, and among such\nprobationary employees the order of suspension or demotion shall be\ndetermined as if such employees were permanent incumbents.\n 1-a. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this\nsection, the members of a police or paid fire department in the city of\nBuffalo shall be subject to the following procedure. Where, because of\neconomy, consolidation or abolition of functions, curtailment of\nactivities or otherwise, positions in the competitive, noncompetitive or\nlabor class are abolished or reduced in rank or salary grade, suspension\nor demotion, as the case may be, among incumbents holding the same or\nsimilar positions in the same jurisdictional class shall be made in the\ninverse order of original appointment on a permanent basis in the grade\nor title in the service of the governmental jurisdiction in which such\nabolition or reduction of positions occurs, subject to the provisions of\nsubdivision seven of section eighty-five of this chapter.\nNotwithstanding the provisions of this subdivision, however, upon the\nabolition or reduction of positions in the competitive, noncompetitive\nor labor class, incumbents holding the same or similar positions in the\nsame jurisdictional who have not completed their probationary service\nshall be suspended or demoted, as the case may be, before any permanent\nincumbents, and among such probationary employees the order of\nsuspension or demotion shall be determined as if such employees were\npermanent incumbents.\n 1-b. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this\nsection, employees of secure detention facilities in the city of New\nYork and of the alternatives to secure detention facilities program in\nsuch city who are performing functions which were assumed by the\ndepartment of social services of the city of New York on the tenth day\nof November, nineteen hundred seventy-one and who, upon such assumption\nwere transferred to said department, shall be subject to the following\nprocedure. Where, because of economy, consolidation or abolition of\nfunction, curtailment of activities or otherwise, positions in the\ncompetitive, noncompetitive or labor class are abolished, or reduced in\nrank or salary grade, suspension or demotion, as the case may be, among\nincumbents holding the same or similar positions in the same\njurisdictional class shall be made in the inverse order of original\nappointment on a permanent basis in the classified service in the\
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