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.
86 Acts, ch 1138, §10, 11; 2010 Acts, ch 1069, §131; 2017 Acts, ch 2, §63, 64