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21.4 Layoff The Appointing Authority maylay off an employee because of material changes in duties, organization or shortage of work or funds. The employee having the least length of total continuous service with the department in classification in which the Appointing Authority is laying off shall be laid off first. Employees scheduled to be laid off may, however, displace the least senior employee in the next lower paying classi- fication of like work who has less seniority. Employees laid off or who through displacement have changed classification shall have their name placed upon a re-employment list in seniority order. The employee with the highest senoriity on a re-employment list for a particular classification when a vacancy exists in that classification shall be offered the appointment. No name shall be carried on a re-employment list for a period longer than one (1) year from the date of lay off from City service or change of classification through displacement. Section 22. Discipline The City has the right to discipline, demote, or discharge employees for cause. Section 23. Grievances 23.1 23.2 A grievance is any dispute which involves the inter- pretation or application of any provision of this Memorandum of Understanding excluding, however, those provisions of this Memorandum of Understanding which specifically provide that the decision Of any City official shall be final, the interpretation or application of those provisions not being subject to the grievance procedure. Grievances shall be processed in the following manner: (1) Any employee who believes that he/she has a grievance may discuss his/her complaint with such management Official in the department in which he/she works as the Fire Chief may designate. If the issue is not resolved within the department, or if the employee elects to submit his/her grievance directly to the Union, the procedures hereinafter specified may be invoked. (2) Any employee or any official of the Union may notify the Personnel Officer in writing that a grievance exists, stating the particulars of the grievance and, if possible, the nature Of the determination desired. The Personnel Officer shall have fourteen (14) days in which tc investigate the issues, meet with the complainant and attempt to reach a satisfactory resolution of the problem. No grievance may be processed under paragraphs (3) and (4) below which has not first been filed and investi- gated in accordance with this paragraph (2). (3) Any grievance which has not been resolved by the procedures hereinabove set forth may be referred to the City Manager by the complainant or by the -17-