49.1. The city council shall define a plan for the classification of positions and related salaries, as well as for the staffing methods used to fill positions, and determine the conditions and the procedures for the identification, placing on reserve and assignment of officers and employees having permanent tenure who are surplus to requirements.
Borough staffing must be effected in a manner consistent with the rules set out in the first paragraph and give priority to the employees in the borough who meet the criteria set out in those rules and in the provisions of any applicable collective agreement.