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in a unit consisting solely of confidential employees. <br /> <br />When the City establishes new classifications or positions, or modifies the job content of an <br />existing classification or position, the Employee Relations Officer shall, after notice to and <br />consultation with all affected employee organizations, determine which, if any, <br />representation unit shall include such new or modified classification(s) or position(s). <br /> <br />Section 12: Procedure for Modification of Established Appropriate Units <br /> <br />Requests by employee organizations for modifications of established appropriate units may <br />be considered by the Employee Relations Officer only during the period specified in Section <br />I 0 of this Resolution. Such requests shall be submitted in the form of a Recognition Petition, <br />and, in addition to the requirements set forth in Section 6 of this Resolution, shall contain a <br />complete statement o fall relevant facts and citations in support of the proposed modified unit <br />in terms of the policies and standards set forth in Section 11 hereof. The Employee Relations <br />Officer shall process such petitions as other Recognition petitions under this Resolution. <br /> <br />The Employee Relations Officer may on his motion propose, during the period specified in <br />Section 10 of this Resolution, that an established unit be modified. The Employee Relations <br />Officer shall give written notice of the proposed modification(s) to any affected employee <br />organization and shall hold a meeting concerning the proposed modification(s), at which <br />time all affected employee organizations shall be heard. Thereafter the Employee Relations <br />Officer shall determine the composition of the appropriate unit or units in accordance with <br />Section 11 of this Resolution, and shall give written notice of such determination to the <br />affected employee organizations. The Employee Relations Officer=s determination may be <br />appealed as provided in Section 13 of this Resolution. Ifa unit is modified pursuant to the <br />motion of the Employee Relations Officer hereunder, employee organizations may thereafter <br />file Recognition Petitions seeking to become the Recognized Employee Organization for <br />such new appropriate unit or units pursuant to Section 6 hereof. <br /> <br />Section 13. Appeals. <br /> <br />An employee organization aggrieved by an appropriate unit determination of the Employee <br />Relations Officer under this Resolution may, within ten (10) days of notice thereof, appeal <br />such determination to the City Council for final decision. <br /> <br />An employee organization aggrieved by a determination of the Employee Relations Officer <br />that a Recognition Petition (Section 6); Challenging Petition (Section 8) or Decertification <br />Petition (Section 10) or employees aggrieved by a determination of the Employee Relations <br />Officer that a Decertification Petition (Section 10) has not been filed in compliance with the <br />applicable provisions of this Resolution, may, within fifteen (15) days of notice of such <br />determination, appeal the determination to the City Council for final decision. <br /> <br />99 <br /> <br /> <br />