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Requests by employee organizations for modifications of established appropriate units may be <br />considered by the Employee Relations Officer only during the period specified in Section 10 of <br />this Resolution. Such requests shall be submitted in the form of a Recognition Petition, and, in <br />addition to the requirements set forth in Section 6 of this Resolution, shall contain a complete <br />statement of all relevant facts and citations in support of the proposed modified unit in terns of <br />the policies and standards set forth in Section 11 hereof. The Employee Relations Officer shall <br />process such petitions as other Recognition petitions under this Resolution. <br />The Employee Relations Officer may on his motion propose, during the period specified in <br />Section 10 of this Resolution, that an established unit be modified. The Employee Relations <br />Officer shall give written notice of the proposed modification(s) to any affected employee <br />organization and shall hold a meeting concerning the proposed modification(s), at which time all <br />affected employee organizations shall be heard. Thereafter the Employee Relations Officer shall <br />determine the composition of the appropriate unit or units in accordance with Section 11 of this <br />Resolution, and shall give written notice of such determination to the affected employee <br />organizations. The Employee Relations Officer--s determination may be appealed as provided in <br />Section 13 of this Resolution. If a unit is modified pursuant to the motion of the Employee <br />Relations Officer hereunder, employee organizations may thereafter file Recognition Petitions <br />seeking to become the Recognized Employee Organization for such new appropriate unit or units <br />pursuant to Section 6 hereof. <br />Section 13. Appeals <br />An employee organization aggrieved by an appropriate unit determination of the Employee <br />Relations Officer under this Resolution may, within ten (10) days of notice thereof, appeal such <br />determination to the City Council for final decision. <br />An employee organization aggrieved by a determination of the Employee Relations Officer that <br />a Recognition Petition (Section 6); Challenging Petition (Section 8) or Decertification Petition <br />(Section 10) or employees aggrieved by a determination of the Employee Relations Officer that a <br />Decertification Petition (Section 10) has not been filed in compliance with the applicable <br />provisions of this Resolution, may, within fifteen (15) days of notice of such determination, <br />appeal the determination to the City Council for final decision. <br />Appeal to the City Council shall be filed in writing with the City Clerk, and a copy thereof <br />served on the Employee Relations Officer. The City Council shall commence to consider the <br />matter within thirty (30) days of the filing of the appeal, and shall render a final and binding <br />decision regarding the resolution of the disputed issue(s) raised by the appeal after each party <br />involved has been given an opportunity, during a public meeting, to present written and oral <br />arguments in support of their respective positions and, if the City Council so desires, after any <br />future investigation or review of the matter as it may deem appropriate. The City Council, may, <br />in its discretion, refer the dispute to a third party hearing process for the purpose of seeking an <br />advisory determination prior to making its final decision regarding the resolution of the dispute. <br />Section 14: Submission of Current Information by Recognized Employee Organizations <br />All changes in the information filed with the City by a Recognized Employee Organization under <br />IN <br />