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ARTICLE XXII 22.0 LAYOFFS 22.1 It is the hope of the City not to separate any employee(s) from employment because of a reduction in the workforce during the term of this MOU. However, circumstances arising during this MOU may require such separation(s). In that event, the City will provide reasonable notice to the Union of the details of the separation(s) in order to meet and exchange information, opinions and proposals regarding the consequence(s) of the separation(s) on the employee(s). This provision in not intended to be a waiver of any other rights the parties may have ander this MOU. 22.2 The principles of seniority (length of service) shall govern layoffs as described herein, except in the event that more than one employee has the same seniority date, in which case performance also shall be considered. The City's determination of performance shall not be arbitrary or capricious in nature. Any dispute over the application of the principles outlined in Article XXII — Layoffs shall be subject to the grievance procedure. A. Classification seniority is defined as length of service in the classification, and shall begin on the first date worked by the employee in that classification. Whenever a position within a classification is to be eliminated, resulting in the layoff of an employee, seniority shall govern the order of layoff. The employee with the lowest seniority in the affected classification shall be laid off first. B. In lieu of layoff, an employee may elect to work in a lower classification, in which he or she has served, providing that classification is within the same job family/career ladder. In that event, the employee's length of service in the next lower classification will be added to his or her length of service in the affected classification, and said combined seniority shall be used to bump down into the next lower classification. This method of combining seniority shall be applied to subsequent lower classifications. C. The reemployment list shall be valid for one year from the date of its establishment. Reemployment shall be in reverse order of layoffs. The Joint Labor Management Committee will determine Job Family/Career Ladder. 22.3 A bargaining unit employee who is laid off from full time City employment pursuant to this Article, may be granted a temporary appointment to a vacant position in any classification for which there is no eligible list and for which said employee meets the minimum qualifications established for the classification and possesses the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities to satisfactorily perform the work of the classification. Such temporary appointment will be terminated upon the establishment of a new eligible list for the classification or one year following the initial day of such temporary appointment, whichever occurs first. 67 25B-69