Agmt14 Redwood City Management Employees Association MOU 2013-2016

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ARTICLE 5 OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVES A maximum of four(4)Association representative unit members shall be allowed concurrent time off without loss of compensation to represent the Association in the meet and confer process. The Association shall submit the names of these unit representatives to the Personnel Officer at least two(2) working days prior to scheduled meet and confer sessions, and the representatives shall advise their supervisors in advance prior to leaving their work assignments to attend such meetings. ARTICLE 6 LAYOFF AND RE-EMPLOYMENT 6.1 Layoff Whenever in the judgment of the City Council it becomes necessary in the interest of economy or because the position involved no longer exists, the City Council may abolish any position or employment in the competitive service, and the employee holding such position or employment may be laid off without the filing of written charges. Any appointing power may likewise lay off a regular employee whenever lack of work or lack of funds requires a reduction in the number of employees. 6.2 Notification of Layoff The City shall notify the Association no less than thirty (30) calendar days prior to any employee being laid off. Upon written request of the Association to the Personnel Officer, the City will meet to discuss the conditions causing the layoff and the impact upon classifications in the bargaining unit. Such discussions shall be without recourse to the grievance procedure. 6.3 Order of Layoff In the event of a reduction in force, bargaining unit members with the shortest length of service in the classifications affected shall be laid off first. If two employees have equal length of service in a classification, the order of seniority shall be determined by standing on the eligibility list. If two employees have equal length of service in a classification and the same standing on the eligibility list, the order of seniority shall be determined by employment test score. 6.4 Bumping Rights Any unit member laid off under the terms of this article may, if he or she so elects, be reassigned to a position in a lateral or lower related classification within the same department which is held by an employee having less service with the City. Such reassignment shall occur only in the event the employee is capable by virtue of prior training and experience to perform the work required. 6.5 Re-employment For those employees who do not exercise the election referred to in Article 6.4 above(Bumping Rights), and for all other laid off employees, the name of each employee who is laid off shall be placed at the head of the eligible list for the class of positions which he or she held, and such person shall be given preference in filling vacancies in that class for a period of two(2)years following layoff. 4