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_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ <br />CONFIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF SANTA ANA (CASA) MOU: JULY 1, 2025 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2028 <br />Page 50 <br />13139922.1 SA370-001 <br />ARTICLE XV <br />15.0 DISCIPLINE <br /> 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. Receive copies of any known materials, reports, transcripts, statements, or <br />other documents upon which the intended action is based. <br />3. 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 /> 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) calendar days after the submission <br />of the appeal. The Department Head or City Manager or designee <br />may affirm, reverse, or modify the disciplinary action. <br />15.1 <br />15 .2