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6.6 Waiver. If a grievance is not presented within the time limits set forth above, it shall be considered "waived". If a grievance is not appealed to the next step within the specified time limit or any agree extension thereof, it shall be considered settled on the basis of the Employer's last answer. If the Employer does not answer a grievance or an appeal thereof within the specified time limits, LELS may elect to treat the grievance as denied at that step and immediately appeal the grievance to the next step. The time limit in each step may be extended by mutual written agreement of the Employer and LELS in each step. 6.7 Choice of Remedy. If, as a result of the written Employ pone in Step 3, the grievance remains unresolved and if the grievance invol the s pension, demotion or discharge of any employee who has completed the r probationary period, the grievance may be appealed either by step 4 of AR L i k a procedure such as: Veteran's Preference or Fair Employment. If appealed to arocedure other than Step 4 of ARTICLE 6, the grievance is nosubject to the arbitration procedure as provided in Step 4 of ARTICLE 6. The aggrieved employee shall indate in writing which procedure is to be utilized — Step 4 of ARTICLE 6 or another a " procedure — and shall sign a statement to the effect that the choice of any other he ng precludes the aggrieved employee from making a subsequent appeal through step 4 of ARTICLE 6. 7.1 Seniority shall be determined by th eye n grade and may be posted in an appropriate to in. $f,niority ros shall be =. mtained by the Chief on the basis of time in gra+ . nd time within speci i lassifications. 7.2 During the one year probationary period, . newly hired or rehired Employee may be disch. =+ .t the sole discretion ofthe ' ployer. During the six month probationary pe a gi gted or r;. ssigned Employee may be replaced in the employee's scr-tion of the Employer. 7.3 A . ction of work force ei" be accomplished on the basis of seniority. Employees shal gi ecalled from layoff on the basis of seniority. An Employee on layoff shall have an opportunity to return to work within two (2) years of the time of the employee's layoff befors,�,. y new Employee is hired. 7.4 Annual leave s ` all be selected according to the following procedure: Employees shall submit first and second choices for continuous vacation periods by March 1 of each year. By April 1 the City shall approve Employee's first and second choices based on seniority. Senior Employees shall have preference over junior Employees for their first choice. Then, senior Employees shall have preference in their second choice. In no event shall senior Employee's second choice supersede the first choice of junior Employees unless the senior Employees' first choice was not granted. Senior employees shall have preference for shift bid at the start of each calendar year. 7