Employees — number diminished.

A city council may implement a diminution of employees in a classification or grade under civil service. Such a diminution shall be carried out in accordance with any procedures provided in a collective bargaining agreement to which a bargaining unit that has at least thirty percent of members who are public safety employees as defined in section 20.3 is a party, if applicable. [S13, §679-h; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 5712; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.28; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.28 ] 86 Acts, ch 1138, §10, 11 ; 2010 Acts, ch 1069, §131 ; 2017 Acts, ch 2, §63, 64