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30 18.4 Layoff The Fire Chief may lay off an employee because of material changes in duties, organization or shortage of work or funds. at least 16 weeks prior to the anticipated date of lay off. The employee having the least length of total continuous service with the Department in the classification, in which the Fire Chief is laying off, shall be laid off first. Employees scheduled to be laid off may, however, displace the least senior employee in the next lower paying classification of like work who has less seniority. Employees laid off or who through 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. Each name shall be carried on a re-employment list for a period of one (1) year from the date of lay off from Department service or change of classification through displacement. The Fire Chief may extend the name(s) on a re-employment list for an additional one (1) year. No name shall be carried on a re-employment list for a period longer than two (2) years from the date of lay off from Department service or change of classification through displacement unless authorized by the City Manager. Section 19. Discipline The Department acknowledges that Battalion Chiefs are not at-will employees. Battalion Chiefs are entitled to Skelly rights and all rights and protections afforded by the Firefighters Procedural Bill of Rights Act Government Code Section 3250 et seq (FFBRA) with respect to investigations . Letters of Written Reprimand four (4) years after the date of issuance at the request of the affected employee. Letters of Written Reprimand not removed after the four (4) year period will be disregarded. Section 20. Grievances 20.1 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. Any dispute which involves the interpretation or application of department policies outside this Memorandum of Understanding is not considered a grievance and is subject to an informal dispute process as follows: a. The dispute will be presented, in writing, to the applicable Deputy Fire Chief. The applicable Deputy Fire Chief will render a determination. Page 307 of 674