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<br />ARTICLE XIX <br />19.0 DISCIPLINE <br />19.1 Pre-Disciplinary Procedure <br />A.If an employee is to be suspended without pay, reduced in pay, demoted, or <br />dismissed, the employee shall: <br />1.Receive written notice of the intended action at least ten (10) calendar days <br />before the date it is intended to become effective, stating the specific <br />grounds and the particular facts upon which the intended action is based. <br />2. <br />3. <br />Receive copies of any known materials, reports, transcripts, statements, or <br />other documents upon which the intended action is based. <br />Be accorded the right to respond to the intended charges in writing or in <br />person with the Department Head or designee within a reasonable period of <br />time, not to exceed ten (10) calendar days unless the Department Head or <br />designee authorizes a longer time. <br />4.Be given the written decision of the Department Head or designee at the <br />earliest practicable date prior to the effective date of the disciplinary action. <br />19.2 Disciplinary Appeals Procedure, <br />A.Appeals Procedures for Disciplinary Action Not Covered by the Informal Appeals <br />Procedure <br />1.Step 1. <br />a.If an employee desires to appeal a disciplinary action not covered <br />by the informal appeals process, they (or their representative) shall <br />submit a written notice of appeal to the Executive Director of <br />Human Resources or designee within ten (10) calendar days of <br />receiving the written decision from the Department Head or <br />designee. <br />b.The Department Head or City Manager or designee (depending on <br />who issued the disciplinary action as determined by the Executive <br />Director of Human Resources or designee) shall meet with the <br />employee within twenty-one (21) days after the submission of the <br />SANTA ANA MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (SAMA) MOU: 2022-2025 54