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22.3 Any permanent, full-time employee laid off under the above provisions may request a demotion to a position in a lower class provided he/she meets reasonably related qualifications required for placement in the class and the position is vacant. 22.4 In lieu of layoff, an employee may elect to work in a lower level classification, in which he or she has served, providing that classification is within the same job family/career ladder, hn that event, the employee's length of service in the next lower classification will be added to his or her length of service in the affected classification, and said combined seniority shall be used to bump down into the next lower classification. This method of combining seniority shall be applied to subsequent lower classifications. 22.5 For positions that were advertised in the Police Department as "open and promotional" or "promotional only" which are open to Police Department employees only, there will be created a "job ladder" such that those employees in positions to be eliminated through layoff shall be entitled to return to the POA job classification in the Police Department from which they promoted, "bumping" any employee in that job class with less cumulative years of service in that job class than the bumping employee had in that job class prior to promotion. 22.6 Notice of Service. On request, a laid off employee shall receive a statement certifying that his/her services have been satisfactory. Layoff shall not be used in lieu of a disciplinary dismissal. ARTICLE XXIII 23.0 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 23.1 Reopener. The Association and City mutually agree to re -open the MOU to meet and confer on the subjects of: A. The use of body cameras; and B. Implementation of the Lexipol Policy Manual. 23.2 Uniform Allowance. With respect to Safety and Miscellaneous employees who do not qualify as "New Members" under the California Public Employees' Pension Reform Act (PEPRA), the City shall report to CalPERS the monetary value of uniforms and uniform maintenance for those employees required to wear uniforms. The monetary value by classification is listed in Exhibit B, entitled "Uniform Allowance by Classification." The value of the Uniform Allowance shall be detennined by the City and will be reported to the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) for retirement purposes only. Under CCR 57l (a), Uniform allowance is defined as "Compensation paid or the monetary value for the purchase, rental and/or maintenance of required clothing, including clothing 62