Brayer v. Lapple

Subdivision 1 of .section 80 of the Civil Service Law requires that upon the abolition for economy reasons of a position or positions in the competitive class, termination among incumbents shall be made ‘ ‘ in the inverse order of original appointment on a permanent basis ”. The City of Rochester, for economy reasons, abolished one position of electrical inspector in the competitive class and requested from the Monroe County Civil Service Commission a “ lay-off list ”. According to this list, Donald Briggs was the incumbent with the latest “ effective date ” of appointment and on May 10,…