a.Based upon an employee’s request, the City Manager may authorize the reassignment of an employee to a vacant position in another classification for which the employee is qualified to perform the duties.

b.Based upon an employee’s demonstrated and documented inability to perform the duties of the employee’s current classification, the City Manager may authorize the reassignment of an employee to a vacant position in another classification for which the employee is qualified to perform the duties. In this case, the employee has the right to meet with the department head and have representation during this meeting.

c.Such an action, when taken at an employee’s request, is not subject to the provisions governing discipline or grievance.

d.The provisions of this section shall not apply to rotational positions to which an employee may be assigned by a department head for a fixed duration and for which a temporary pay differential is paid. Rotational assignments do not result in a change in the employee’s classification, though a Department working title may be assigned. Such assignments are neither demotions nor promotions, and the employee after the fixed duration of the rotational assignment, shall return to the original classification and associated salary range.