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ARTICLE XXII 22.0 LAYOFFS 22.1 If it is decided to contract out work currently 'being performed by employees of this bargaining unit and it is projected that no employee covered by this MOU is to be laid off, receive a reduction in hours worked, or receive a loss in pay due to said contracting out, the City shall provide the Union reasonable notice of the decision to contract out, will meet with the Union upon the Union's request over the impact of the decision to contract out and will consider reasonable alternatives provided by the Union. 22,2 If the City determines to replace employees covered by this MOU with contract workers to perform the same work Linder similar circumstances, it will expeditiously notify the Union of its intentions. Upon request by the Union the City will schedule meetings with the Union leadership to discuss this objective and give the Union the opportunity to present information before any final decision. The City and Union leadership agree to commence meeting with each other when practicable for a period not to exceed forty -five days, unless mutually agreed to meet longer. At the end of the agreed upon time and if the parties have not achieved satisfactory resolution, the issues will be resolved according to the City's Employer - Employee Relations Resolution (Resolution No. 81 -75). 22.3 Notwithstanding Section 22.1 and /or Section 22.2, if any bargaining unit member is laid off as a result of a decision by the City to contract out work, the City shall make a reasonable effort to cause the affected employees) to become employed by the company or entity with which the City contracted for the applicable services. 22.4 It is the hope of the City not to separate any employee(s) from employment because of a reduction in the workforce during the term of this MOU. However, circumstances arising during this MOU may require such separation(s). ha that event, the City will provide reasonable notice to the Union of the details of the separation(s) in order to meet and exchange information, opinions and proposals regarding the consequence(s) of the separation(s) on the employee(s). This provision in not intended to be a waiver of any other rights the parties may have under this MOU. 22.5 The principles of seniority (length of service) shall govern layoffs as described herein, except in the event that more than one employee has the same seniority date, in which case performance also shall be considered. The City's detennination of performance shall not be arbitrary or capricious in nature. Any dispute over the application of the principles outlined in Article XXII — Layoffs shall be subject to the grievance procedure. A. Classification seniority is defined as length of service in the classification, and shall begin on the first date worked by the employee in that classification. Whenever a position within a classification is to be eliminated, resulting in the layoff of an employee, seniority shall govern the order of layoff. The employee with the lowest seniority in the affected classification shall be laid off first. 72 25A -76