R2022-173 Resolution Authorizing Collective Bargaining Agreement for Pay and Benefits - AFSCME Council 31 and Local 268 General Service Employees

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and in which the armed forces expeditionary medal or other campaign service medals are awarded according to Presidential order. Section 15: Any employee who moves from one bargaining unit position to another shall relinquish his or her current position. Such employee shall retain his or her seniority rights to bump back to the previously held position within the City during the probationary period. The anniversary date will remain the same for all other purposes. ARTICLE 10 REDUCTION IN PERSONNEL Section 1. The City at its discretion, shall determine whether furloughs are necessary. Although not limited to the following, the City may furlough any employee, whenever such action is made necessary by reason of a shortage of work or funds,the abolition of a position,or because of changes in organizational structure. Such reduction shall be within the position classifications of the department affected by the reduction in force. No employees shall be furloughed while there are temporary or probationary employees serving in the same job classification within the affected department. Section 2. In the event a furlough is necessary, such a reduction shall be based on sen- iority and the employee's ability to perform the remaining work available within the employee's position classification without additional training provided that all employees affected had an equal opportunity for training. When two or more employees have relatively equal experience or skill, ability and qualifications to do the work without further training, the employee with the least sen- iority will be furloughed first. If the senior employee is furloughed, the City will have the burden to prove the less senior employee was more qualified. Section 3. An employee furloughed from his/her position classification will have the right to bump an employee with less seniority and in any department in the same position classification or any previously certified position classification provided that the employee can perform the work without additional training. A person who elects to bump to a position classification with a lower pay grade or range in lieu of being furloughed will receive the rate of pay for that position classi- fication. Section 4. If any position vacated by a reduction in force is filled, the last person fur- loughed or reduced to a lower position classification or range shall be the first person restored in such position. ARTICLE 11 DISCIPLINE AND DISCHARGE Section 1. Upon just cause connected with or reflecting upon the public service, a bar- gaining unit employee may be administratively disciplined by an oral reprimand, a written repri- mand, suspension or discharge. A copy of such shall be forwarded to the Chief Steward. Oral reprimands older than one(1)year will not be used against an employee for disciplinary purposes. The Employer shall provide timely notification to the Union President when an employee is placed on administrative leave during investigation of any incident giving cause for discipline. 17