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• When an employee is reinstated within a two year period, the employee's seniority date shall be the date of the reinstatement, not the original appointment date except for service time with Ca1PERS, if the employee has contributions in PERS when reinstated and except for calculating service credit time for retiree medical purposes with the LPFD. Reinstated employees may use prior service credit for promotional eligibility purposes. Reinstated employees may petition the Fire Chief after six months to be removed from probationary status. 24.4 Layoff The Fire Chief may lay off an employee because of material changes in duties, organization or shortage of work or funds. "Notice of Intent to Lay Off' will be provided to employees who may be impacted and the Union at least 16 weeks prior to the anticipated date of lay off, thus allowing employees to register for the Displaced Firefighters List. The employee having the least length of total continuous service with the Department in the classification, in which the Fire Chief 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 classification 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 seniority on a re-employment list for a particular classification when a vacancy exists in that classification shall be offered the appointment. Each name shall be carried on a re-employment list for a period of one (1) year from the date of lay off from Department service or change of classification through displacement. The Fire Chief may extend the name(s) on a re-employment list for an additional one (1) year. No name shall be carried on a re- employment list for a period longer than two (2) years from the date of lay off from Department service or change of classification through displacement unless authorized by the City Manager. Section 25. Discipline The Department has the right to discipline, demote or discharge employees for cause. Letters of Written Reprimand All Letters of Written Reprimand in an employee's personnel file will be removed from the file three (3) years after the date of issuance at the request of the affected employee. Letters of Written Reprimand not removed after the three (3)year period will be disregarded. Section 26. Grievances 37