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all other employees, provided they can perform the available work: Chairperson and Stewards from: City Hall, Recreation, Police, Buiidin9, and Finance Departments. Sectian 4. In case of a suspension or discharge or a formaiized disciplinary mee#ing, the employee shaA have the rightto have his steward present and, upon request, wiii be permitted to d'+scuss his suspension or discharge with the steward in the area made availab(e by the City befiore he is required to leave the premises. Within twenty-four (24) hours of the date of a suspension or discharge, the City shail deposit with the regular U.S. Maii, a certified letter to the involved emp(oyee stating the reasons for disciplinary action taken, and shall hand deliver a copy of the same to the Union Officer or StewardLDisciplinary action may be appealsd by the Union Through the Grievance Procedure commencing a step 2 of the Grievance Procedure. An employee who desired to protest the disciplinary action must make an election within five( 5) calendar days following receipt of written notice as to whether he wishes to pursue the grievance procedure. (a) When an employee is given a discip(inary action including a reprimand, the employee will receive a copy of the disciplinary notice placed in the Personnel file maintained by the appropriate Director of his designee. (b) !n imposing discipline on a current charge, the City wili not base progressive discipline on prior disciplinary action which is more than two (2) years old, except for prior disciplinary action involving cases of violence or theft. (c) The official personnel files wilf be located in the Office of the Department Director or his designee. No notice will be required to inspect the file by the Union Officer or employees, except that the Union is limited to the last fifteen (15) minutes out of the work shift. The employee may inspect his file during his non-working hours, but in any event should the department Director or his secretary not be available for a fiie inspection visit, his inability to inspect the fife at the time shall not be the basis of a grievance. (d) The City shall insure that all disciplinary documents placed in an employee's official personnel fiiie shail be first initialed and dated by the employee concemed. The initiating of any materiais to be placed into any employee's official'personnel record does not infer as to the contents of the material, bu# does acknowledge that he has seen it. ems:opeiu/1794af1-c1o -g_