Rights of unclassified employees formerly classified.
Kansas City Code § 2-1117
in effectSec. 2-1117. - Rights of unclassified employees formerly classified.
When any person in the classified service, who has been or shall be appointed to any position in the unclassified service, shall later be removed from such position, they shall be reinstated in their former position or a position of equal rank, service and salary, together with all rights and privileges to which they would have been entitled had they remained in the original position in the classified service.
The city manager has the authority to determine whether:
(1) The salary will be adjusted in accordance with the pay ordinance in effect; or
(2) In the event of a demotion, the salary of an affected employee may be stabilized even if the salary for that employee would be outside of the established pay range.
(Admin. Code 1967, § A8.37; Ord. No. 100641, § 1, 8-26-10; Ord. No. 160230, § 1, 4-14-16)
Source: City of Kansas City, Missouri, Code of Ordinances, Charter and Zoning and Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mo/kansas_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH2AD_ARTVIIICLCOPL_S2-1117RIUNEMFOCLFetched: 10/28/2026