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If the transfer involves a change from one department to another both department heads must consent thereto unless the City Manager orders the transfer for purposes of economy and efficiency. Section 21. Resignation, Reinstatement, and Layoff 21.1 Voluntary Resignation An employee may resign in good standing by submitting to the Personnel Officer(City Manager) a written resignation stating the reasons therefore and effective date thereof at least two (2) weeks prior thereto. A statement as to the resigned employee's performance shall be forwarded to the Personnel Officer(City Manager) by the Chief of Police. 21.2 Reinstatement With the approval of the Personnel Officer(City Manager), a permanent or probationary employee who has resigned in good standing may be reinstated within two (2) years of the effective date of resignation, to a vacant position in the same or comparable class. Upon reinstatement, the employee, for all purposes, shall be considered as though he/she had received a new appointment. 21.3 Layoff The Chief of Police, with the approval of the City Manger, may layoff an employee in the competitive service because of material changes in duties, organization or shortage of work or funds. The employee in the classification in which the Chief of Police, with the approval of the City Manger, is laying off who has the least length of total continuous service in the classification shall be laid off first. Should additional layoffs become necessary the seniority of employees having previously changed classifications through displacement shall include their years of service in higher sworn paying classifications. The employee shall be notified of his/her layoff in writing together with the reasons therefore. Employees scheduled to be laid off may, however, displace the least senior employee in the next lower paying classification of like work who has less seniority. Employees laid off or who through displacement have changed classification shall have their names placed upon a re-employment list in seniority order. The employee with the highest seniority on a re-employment list for a particular classification when a vacancy exists in the classification shall be offered the appointment. No name shall be carried on a re-employment list for a period longer than (1) year from the date of layoff from City service or change of classification through displacement. Section 22. Discipline 22.1 Disciplinary Action 23