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support of the proposed modified unit in Willis of the policies and standards set forth in <br />Section 11 hereof. The Employee Relations Officer shall process such petitions as other <br />Recognition petitions under this Resolution. <br />The Employee Relations Officer may on his motion propose, during the period specified <br />in Section 10 of this Resolution, that an established unit be modified. The Employee <br />Relations Officer shall give written notice of the proposed modification(s) to any affected <br />employee organization and shall hold a meeting concerning the proposed <br />modification(s), at which time all affected employee organizations shall be heard. <br />Thereafter the Employee Relations Officer shall determine the composition of the <br />appropriate unit or units in accordance with Section 11 of this Resolution, and shall give <br />written notice of such determination to the affected employee organizations. The <br />Employee Relations Officer—s determination may be appealed as provided in Section 13 <br />of this Resolution. If a unit is modified pursuant to the motion of the Employee Relations <br />Officer hereunder, employee organizations may thereafter file Recognition Petitions <br />seeking to become the Recognized Employee Organization for such new appropriate unit <br />or units pursuant to Section 6 hereof. <br />Section 13. Appeals <br />An employee organization aggrieved by an appropriate unit determination of the <br />Employee Relations Officer under this Resolution may, within ten (10) days of notice <br />thereof, appeal such determination to the City Council for final decision. <br />An employee organization aggrieved by a determination of the Employee Relations <br />Officer that a Recognition Petition (Section 6); Challenging Petition (Section 8) or <br />Decertification Petition (Section 10) or employees aggrieved by a determination of the <br />Employee Relations Officer that a Decertification Petition (Section 10) has not been filed <br />in compliance with the applicable provisions of this Resolution, may, within fifteen (15) <br />days of notice of such determination, appeal the determination to the City Council for <br />final decision. <br />Appeal to the City Council shall be filed in writing with the City Clerk, and a copy thereof <br />served on the Employee Relations Officer. The City Council shall commence to consider <br />the matter within thirty (30) days of the filing of the appeal, and shall render a final and <br />binding decision regarding. the resolution of the disputed issue(s) raised by the appeal <br />after each party involved has been given an opportunity, during a public meeting, to <br />present written and oral arguments in support of their respective positions and, if the <br />City Council so desires, after any future investigation or review of the matter as it may <br />deem appropriate. The City Council, may, in its discretion, refer the dispute to a third <br />76 . <br />25K-80 <br />