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Employees scheduled to be laid off may, however, displace <br /> the least senior employee in the next lower paying <br /> classification of like work who has less seniority. <br /> Employees laid off or who through displacement have <br /> changed classification shall have their name placed upon <br /> a re-employment list in seniority order. The employee <br /> with the highest seniority on a re-employment list for a <br /> particular classification when a vacancy exists in that <br /> classification shall be offered the appointment. No name <br /> shall be carried on a re-employment list for a period <br /> longer than one (1) year from the date of lay off from <br /> City service or change of classification through <br /> displacement. <br /> <br />Section 23. Discipline <br /> <br /> The City has the right to discipline, demote or discharge <br /> employees for cause. <br /> <br />Section 24. Grievances <br /> <br />24.1 A grievance is any dispute which involves the <br /> interpretation or application of any provision of this <br /> Memorandum of Understanding excluding, however, those <br /> provisions of this Memorandum of Understanding which <br /> specifically provides that the decision of any City <br /> official shall be final, the interpretation or <br /> application of those provisions not being subject to the <br /> grievance procedure 24.2. <br /> <br /> Grievances shall be processed in the following manner: <br /> <br /> (1) Any employee who believes that he/she has a <br />grievance may discuss his/her complaint with such management <br />official in the department in which he/she works as the Fire Chief <br />may designate. If the issue is not resolved within the <br />department, or if the employee elects to submit his/her grievance, <br />directly to the Union, the procedures hereinafter specified may be <br />invoked. <br /> <br /> (2) Any employee or any official of the Union may notify <br /> the Personnel Officer in writing that a grievance <br /> exists, stating the particulars of the grievance <br /> and, if possible, the nature of the determination <br /> desired. The Personnel Officer shall have fourteen <br /> (14) days in which to investigate the issues, meet <br /> with the complainant and attempt to reach a <br /> satisfactory resolution of the problem. No <br /> grievance may be processed under paragraphs (3) and <br /> (4) below which has not first been filed and <br /> investigated in accordance with this paragraph (2). <br /> <br /> - 32 - <br /> <br /> <br />