Agenda - Council Work Session - 06/08/2021

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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 Employer response in Step 3, the grievance remains unresolved and if the grievance involves the suspension, demotion or diseharge of any employee who has completed the required probationary period, the grievance may be appealed either by Step 4 of . ARTICLE Six (6) or a procedure such as: Veteran's Preference or Fair Employment. If appealed to any'pioceduie other than Step 4 of ARTICLE Six (6), the grievance is not subject to the ai'bitrationproceduie as provided in Step 4 ofARTICLB Six (6). The aggrieved employee shall indicate in writing which procedure is to be utilized - Step 4 of ARTICLE five (five) or another appeal pi'ocediue - and shall sign a statement to the effect that the choice of any other hearing preciudes the aggrieved employee from making a subsequent appeal through Step 4 ofARTICLE six (6), 7.1 ARTICLE SEVEN (7) SENJOmTY Seniority shall be determined by the Employees length of continuous employment with the Police Departmentand may be posted in an appropriate location, Seniority rosters may be maintained by the Chief on the basis of time in grade and time within specific classifications. 7.2 During the one year probationary period, a newly 'hired or rehired Employee may be discharged at the sole discretion of the Employer. During the one year probationary period, a promoted oi' reassigned Employee may be replaced in his/her previous position at the sole discretion of the Employer, 7,3 A reduction ofwork force will be accomplished on the basis of seniority. Employees shall be recalled from layoff on the basis of seniority, An Employee on layoff shall have an opportunityto return to work within two (2) years of the time of bus/her iayoffbefore any new Employee is hired. 7.4 Annualleave shall be selected according to the following procedute: Employees shall submit fhst and second choices for continuous vacation periods by March 1 ofeaeh year. By April 1 the Cityshallapprove Employee's first and second choices based on seniority. Senior Employees shall have preference oveijunior Employees for then fu'st, choice. Then, senior Employees shall have preference in their second choice. In no event shall senior Employees' 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. Holidays, when approved, shall be selected on the basis of seniority up until ten (10) days prior to the requested day off. Thereafter, holidays, when approved, will be granted on a firstome fast- served basis.