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8 <br />ARTICLE XIV – SENIORITY <br /> <br />14.1 Seniority will be the determining criterion for transfers, promotions and lay-offs only <br />when all other qualification factors are equal. <br /> <br /> <br />ARTICLE XV – LAY-OFF <br /> <br />15.1 If a lay-off is deemed necessary by the EMPLOYER, the affected employees will be <br />notified in writing at least four (4) weeks prior to the effective date. <br /> <br /> <br />ARTICLE XVI – PROBATIONARY PERIODS <br /> <br />16.1 All newly hired or rehired employees will serve a minimum of six (6) months probationary <br />period. If the EMPLOYER extends the initial probationary period beyond six (6) months, <br />the employee’s base pay rate will not change until the employee has successfully <br />completed the designated probationary period. The extended probationary period will <br />not exceed three (3) months. <br /> <br />16.2 An employee will serve a probationary period in any job classification for which the <br />employee has not served one previously. <br /> <br />16.3 At any time during the probationary period, the probationary employee may be <br />discharged at the sole discretion of the EMPLOYER. <br /> <br />16.4 At any time during the probationary period, a promoted or reassigned employee may be <br />demoted or reassigned to the employee’s previous position at the sole discretion of the <br />EMPLOYER. <br /> <br />16.5 At least three (3) weeks prior to the completion of the probationary period, the City <br />Administrator/Clerk shall review the performance of the probationary employee, and <br />notify the Council of the City Administrator.Clerk’s recommendations. The matter shall <br />be placed on the Council agenda for the next regular meeting, at which time the Council <br />shall consider the recommendation and make a determination as to whether the <br />employee shall be terminated at the end of the probationary period. If the employee is <br />not to be continued beyond the end of the probationary period, the employee shall be so <br />notified before the end of such period. <br /> <br /> <br />ARTICLE XVII – SAFETY <br /> <br />17.1 The EMPLOYER and the UNION agree to jointly promote safe and healthful working <br />conditions, to cooperate in safety matters and to encourage employees to work in a safe <br />manner. <br /> <br /> <br />ARTICLE XVIII – JOB POSTING <br /> <br />18.1 The EMPLOYER and the UNION agree that permanent job vacancies within the <br />designated bargaining unit shall be filled based on the concept of promotion from within <br />provided that applicants: <br />