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44 <br />24.4 Layoff <br /> <br />The Fire Chief may lay off an employee because of material changes in duties, organization or <br />shortage of work or funds. <br /> <br />at least 16 weeks prior to the anticipated date of lay off, thus allowing employees to register for <br />the Displaced Firefighters List. <br /> <br />The employee having the least length of total continuous service with the Department in the <br />classification, in which the Fire Chief is laying off, shall be laid off first. <br /> <br />Employees scheduled to be laid off may, however, displace the least senior employee in the <br />next lower paying classification of like work who has less seniority. Employees laid off or who <br />through displacement have changed classification shall have their name placed upon a re- <br />employment list in seniority order. The employee with the highest seniority on a re-employment <br />list for a particular classification when a vacancy exists in that classification shall be offered the <br />appointment. Each name shall be carried on a re-employment list for a period of one (1) year <br />from the date of lay off from Department service or change of classification through <br />displacement. The Fire Chief may extend the name(s) on a re-employment list for an additional <br />one (1) year. No name shall be carried on a re-employment list for a period longer than two (2) <br />years from the date of lay off from Department service or change of classification through <br />displacement unless authorized by the City Manager. <br /> <br />Section 25. Discipline <br /> <br />The Department has the right to discipline, demote or discharge employees for cause. <br /> <br />Letters of Written Reprimand <br /> <br />three (3) years after the date of issuance at the request of the affected employee. Letters of <br />Written Reprimand not removed after the three (3) year period will be disregarded. <br /> <br />Section 26. Grievances <br /> <br />26.1 A grievance is any dispute, which involves the interpretation or application of any <br />provision of this Memorandum of Understanding excluding, however, those provisions of <br />this Memorandum of Understanding, which specifically provide that the decision of any <br />Fire Department official shall be final, the interpretation or application of those provisions <br />not being subject to the grievance procedure. <br /> <br />Any dispute which involves the interpretation or application of department policies outside <br />this Memorandum of Understanding is not considered a grievance and is subject to an <br />informal dispute process as follows: <br /> <br />Page 238 of 674