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- -- . . .t..J as to whether he wishes to pursue the grievance procedure. (a) When an employee is given a disciplinary action, including a reprimand, the employee will receive a copy of the disciplinary notice placed in the personnel file maintained at City Hall. (b) In imposing discipline on a current charge, the City will 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 file will be located in the office of the Service Director. No notice will be re- quired to inspect the file by the Union Officer or employee, except that the Union is limited to the last fifteen (15) minutes of the work shift. The employee may inspect his file durinq his non-working hours, but in any event should the Service Director or his Secretary not be available upon a file inspection visit his inability to inspect the file at that time shall not be the basis of a qrfevance. Section 6: The City shall insure that all documents placed in an employee's official personnel file shall be first initialed and dated by the employee concerned, or if he refuses, then by his Steward or other Union officer. The initialinq of any materials to be placed into any employee's official personnel record will not indicate an agreement by the employee, the Steward, or other Union officer as to the contents of the material, but does acknowledge the employee has seen it. ARTICLE 7: GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE Section 1: It is mutually understood that the prompt presentation, adjustment and answering of grievances is desirable in the interest of sound relations between the employee and the City. The prompt and fair disposition of grievances involves important and equal obligations and responsibilities, both joint and independent, on the part of the representatives of each party 7