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ARTICLE XXII <br /> <br />22.0 LAYOFFS <br /> <br />22.1 The City agrees to inform the Union as soon as possible if and when a decision is <br /> made to reduce positions represented by the Union through layoff. <br /> <br />If it is decided to contract out work, the City shall provide the Union reasonable <br />notice of the decision; meet and confer with the Union over the impact of the <br />decision; will seriously consider reasonable alternatives provided by the Union; and <br />if any bargaining unit member is laid off as a result of the decision, the City shall <br />make a reasonable effort to place said employee with the contracting company. <br /> <br />22.2 <br /> <br />The principles of seniority (length of service shall govern layoffs as described herein, <br />except in the event that more than one employee has the same seniority date, in <br />which case performance also shall be considered. The City's determination of <br />performance shall not be arbitrary or capricious in nature. Any dispute over the <br />application of the principles outlined in this Article XXII shall be subject to the <br />grievance procedure. <br /> <br />Classification seniority is defined as length of service in the classification, <br />and shall begin on the first date worked by the employee in that <br />classification. Whenever a position within a classification is to be eliminated, <br />resulting in the layoff of an employee, seniority shall govern the order of <br />layoff. The employee with the lowest seniority in the affected classification <br />shall be laid off first. <br /> <br />In lieu of layoff, an employee may elect to work in a lower classification, in <br />which he has served, providing that classification is within the same job <br />family/career ladder. In that event, the employee's length of service in the <br />next lower classification will be added to his length of service in the affected <br />classification, and said combined seniority shall be used to bump down into <br />the next lower classification. This method of combining seniority shall be <br />applied to subsequent lower classifications. <br /> <br />The reemployment list shall be valid for one year from the date of its <br />establishment. Reemployment shall be in reverse order of layoffs. The Joint <br />Labor Management Committee will determine Job Family/Career Ladder. <br /> <br />22.3 <br /> <br />A bargaining unit employee who is laid off from full time City employment pursuant <br />to this Article, may be granted a temporary appointment to a vacant position in any <br />classification for which there is no eligible list and for which said employee meets <br />the minimum qualifications established for the classification and possesses the <br /> <br />68 <br /> <br /> <br />