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6.1. C. - Page 14 11.2 Any discharged, suspended or demoted employee, or an employee who has had his pay reduced, shall be furnished the reasons for the disciplinary action in writing, and a copy of this letter shall be furnished to the Association at the employee's request. 11.3 In the event an employee feels that the discharge, suspension, demotion or pay reduction is unjust, the Association shall have the right to appeal the case through the procedure set forth in Article 21, Grievances. Such grievances may only be appealed to the Appeals Board level of the grievance procedure as set forth in Section 19.2.4 and may not be appealed to binding arbitration. 11.4 Probationary employees may be discharged for any reason which, in the sole opinion of the City, is just and sufficient, and such discharge shall not be subject to the grievance procedure set forth in Article 19, except that regular employees of the City shall be subject to dismissal only pursuant to the provisions of Sections 8.5, 11.1, 11.2, and 11.3, who are serving a subsequent probationary period for a promotional appointment. ARTICLE 12 RESIGNATION AND REINSTATEMENT 12.1 Resignation An employee wishing to leave the service in good standing shall, whenever possible, file with the Fire Chief at least two (2) weeks notice of an intention to leave the City's service unless the Fire Chief consents to the employee leaving sooner. The written resignation shall state the effective date and reasons for leaving. The resignation shall be forwarded to the Human Resources Director. 12.2 Reinstatement 12.2.1 A regular employee who has resigned in good standing may be reinstated to a vacant position of the same class as his/her previous position within a period of one (1) year from the effective date of his/her resignation. Reinstatement shall be made at the salary step recommended by the Fire Chief and approved by the Human Resources Director, not to exceed the salary held at the time the employee left City employment. 12.2.2 The reinstated employee will serve the designated probationary period for that classification prior to becoming a regular employee regardless of the salary step at which the employee was reinstated. 12.2.3 Reinstated employees who have completed the designated probationary period shall have all years of service with the City of Redwood City credited toward accrual rates and benefit vesting privileges. ARTICLE 13 RETIREMENT 13.1 The City shall contribute on behalf of inembers of the COA unit seven percent (7%) member contribution to the retirement plan in addition to the established employer contribution and the employee will contribute the additional 2% member contribution on a pre-tax basis. The 7% contribution shall be added to the eligible 7