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The City Manager, or his or her designated representative, shall meet with the <br />employee and /or the employee's designated representative, within fifteen (15) <br />calendar days after submission of the grievance. The City Manager, or his or her <br />designated representative, after careful review, may affirm, reverse or modify the <br />disposition made at the Second Step and his or her decision, which shall be final and <br />binding, shall be delivered, in writing, to the employee and/or the employee's <br />designated representative within fifteen (15) calendar days after said meeting. <br />A copy of the written grievance to the City Manager, or his or her duly authorized <br />representative, and of the City Manager's or his or her representative's written <br />decision shall be filed in the personnel records of the department and the grievant's <br />personnel jacket maintained in the City Personnel Services Department. <br />9.5 Reservation of Rights. After the procedure set forth in this Article has been exhausted, <br />the grievant, the Union, and the City shall have all rights and remedies to pursue said <br />grievance under the law. <br />ARTICLE X <br />10.0 AGENCY SHOP, DUES DEDUCTION & INDEMNIFICATION <br />10.1 Agency Shop. <br />A. All employees covered by this MOU, as defined in Article I, shall, as a condition of <br />continuing employment, become and remain members of the Union or shall pay to <br />the Union a service fee in lieu thereof. Such service fee shall be one dollar ($1) per <br />month less than Union dues if legally authorized. <br />B. When an employee is hired and meets the qualifying threshold as defined in Article I, <br />the Personnel Services Department shall provide him or her with an authorization <br />form for the deduction of Union dues. Said employees shall have thirty (30) calendar <br />days following the qualifying date to fully execute the Authorization Form of his or <br />her choice and to return said form to the Agency /Department payroll section. The <br />City shall initiate payroll deduction of Union dues, service fees, or charitable <br />contributions beginning the first pay period of employment. <br />C. Any employee of the City subject to this MOU who wishes to execute a written <br />declaration claiming a religious exemption from paying Union dues, and who is a <br />member of a bona fide religion, body or sect which has historically held <br />conscientious objections to joining or financially supporting a public employee <br />organization and which is recognized as such by the Public Employer Relations <br />Board, shall, upon presentation of verification of active membership in such religion, <br />body or sect be permitted to make a charitable payment. Declarations or applications <br />for religious exemption and any supporting documentation shall be forwarded to the <br />13 <br />