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ARTICLE 5 OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE5 A maximum of feuFtwo (4� AssociaGon representative unit members shall be allowed concunent 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 Human Resources Director 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 oif 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 Notifi�ation of Layoff The City shall notify the Association no less than fifteen (15) working days prior to any employee being laid off. Upon written request of the Association to the Human Resources Director, 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 class'rfications affected shall be laid off first. If two employees have equal length of service in a class�cation, the order of seniority shall be dete{mined 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 arlicle 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 viRue 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 Section 6.4 above, 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. 4