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21.04 No unfounded or unsustained complaint shall be placed in an employee's personnel file <br />and any disaffirmed disciplinary action shall be expeditiously removed from an employee's file. <br />21.05 Disciplinary actions, other than suspensions without pay, more than two (2) years from <br />the date of occurrence of the action shall not be used in any current disciplinary action. <br />Disciplinary action resulting in a loss of pay or time older than five (5) years from the date of <br />such action shall not be used in any current disciplinary action. <br />ARTICLE 22 FOP MEETINGS <br />22.01 The FOP membership of Lakewood may hold official meetings in the offices of the <br />Lakewood Division of Police, but no meeting shall interfere with the work operations of the <br />division. <br />22.02 The FOP will be authorized an aggregate of two hundred (200) hours of paid leave, per <br />calendar year, for members of the FOP committee and elected FOP officers to use at any time <br />during the year to attend FOP functions, such as conventions, educational meetings or seminars. <br />Any unused time remaining at the end of the year may be carried over to the next year(s). The <br />City shall make other reasonable provisions for authorizing vacation leave, holidays or use of <br />accrued overtime for the employee members to attend FOP functions in addition to the above - <br />mentioned two hundred (200) hours. <br />22.03 Whenever a law enforcement officer in the State of Ohio is killed in the line -of -duty, or a <br />member of Lodge No. 25, FOP dies, the Chairman of the FOP Negotiating Committee shall <br />designate two (2) FOP members who shall be given one (1) day off each, with pay, to attend the <br />funeral and shall be afforded a Lakewood Division of Police marked police vehicle for such <br />purpose. <br />22.04 The FOP negotiating committee, to be comprised of no more than seven (7) employee <br />members, shall be relieved from duty to attend negotiating sessions with City representatives. <br />Committee members may be ordered back to duty during a meeting should conditions necessitate <br />such action. Off -duty committee members voluntarily perform this function without <br />compensation. <br />ARTICLE 23 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE <br />23.01 It is mutually understood that the prompt presentation, adjustment and/or answering of <br />grievances is desirable in the interest of sound relations between the employees, the FOP and the <br />City. The procedures specified in this article are intended to provide a system for fair, <br />expeditious and orderly adjustment of the grievances of employees of the Division of Police. <br />23.02 A grievance is any dispute or difference between the City and the FOP which concerns <br />the interpretation and/or application of and/or compliance with any provision of this Agreement, <br />including all disciplinary actions which result in a letter of reprimand or monetary loss to the <br />employee, except for those involving discharge of non -certified and probationary employees. <br />Letters of reprimand are not subject to arbitration. <br />18 <br />