2005-25 AUTHORIZING CONTRACT PAY AND BENEFITS - GENERAL SERVICES

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isting position in order to avoid being furloughed, and such position may be reinstated, and such employee appointed thereto, without further action of the Civil Service Commission. (g). Effective December 12, 1990, the City shall cease to appoint or promote persons to existing positions identified in this section. (h). The provisions of this section shall be effective as, and on the dates, described herein, provisions of civil service law or statute to the contrary notwithstanding. It is the intent of the parties hereto that said provisions shall supercede any requirements of action by the Civil Service Commission of the City of Decatur to effect such provisions. 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 be- cause of changes in organizational structure. Such reduction shall be within the position classifi- cations 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 ', seniority will be furloughed first. If the senior employee is furloughed, the City will have the bur- � den 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 classifica- tion 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 classification. Section 4. If any position vacated by a reduction in force is fiilled, 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 22