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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. 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 Department service or change of classification through displacement. Section 25. Discipline The Department has the right to discipline, demote or discharge employees for cause. Section 26. Grievances 26.1 A grievance is any dispute, which involves the interpretation 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 Fire Department official shall be final, the interpretation or application of those provisions not being subject to the grievance procedure. 26.2 Grievances shall be processed in the following manner: 1) Within thirty(30) days of the knowledge of an event giving rise to a grievance, an employee or the union may request in writing a meeting to discuss the grievance with the Deputy Fire Chief. The Deputy Fire Chief or his/her designee shall investigate the grievance and the Deputy Fire Chief shall render a decision within fourteen(14) calendar days from the date the grievance was received. 2) No grievance involving demotion, reduction in pay, suspension, or discharge of an employee will be entertained unless it is filed in writing with the Fire Chief within seven (7)working days of the time at which the affected employee was notified of such action. 3) Within fourteen (14) calendar days from receipt of the Deputy Fire Chiefs decision in Step 1 above, the employee or official of the Union may notify the Fire Chief in writing that a grievance exists, stating the particulars of the grievance, citing the specific section of this Memorandum of Understanding he/she believes to have been violated, and, if possible, the nature of the determination desired. The Fire Chief shall have fourteen (14) days from receipt of notification in which to investigate the issues, meet with the complainant and attempt to reach a satisfactory resolution of the problem. No grievance may be processed under paragraph (4 below),which has not first been filed and investigated in accordance with this paragraph (3). 4) If the parties are unable to reach a mutually satisfactory accord on any grievance which arises and is presented during the term of this Memorandum of Understanding, such grievance shall be submitted to a Review Board comprised of two (2) members of the Union and two (2) Fire Department management representatives appointed by the Fire Chief. Notification to the Fire Chief of the need to proceed to this step must occur within 30 days of the Fire Chief's decision in (2) above, or the grievance is considered settled. 29