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date of such change. The City shall, as soon as possible, notify the Union Business Manager if any members of the bargaining unit revoke a dues/fees authorization. Whenever a unit member shall be delinquent in the payment of dues ar fees, the Union shall give the unit member fifteen (15) days to cure the delinquency; a copy of said notice shall be forwarded to the City's Human Resource. In the event the unit member fails to cure said delinquency, the Union shall request, in writing, that the City iniCiate termination proceedings. The termination proceedings shall be governed by the applicable laws and aze specifically excluded from the Grievance Procedure. A. Hold Harmless Clause In consideration of the above noted services, the Union agrees to release, indemnify, and discharge the City from any liability or expenses, including but not limited to, attorney's fees and reasonable costs, whatsoever as a result of any action taken pursuant to the provisions of this Article. B. Employee's Right to Revoke Agency Shop Nothing herein shail be construed to modify employees' rights to revoke the Agency Shop provision of this MOU pursuant to the procedures set forth in Government Code Section 3502.5(b). SECTION 4: Disciplinarv Action Appeals Process Employees who aze dissatisfied with management actions have the following forms of recourse: Written Renrimand Written reprimands wiil be removed after six (6) month of original action. If the employee's performance evaluation, which results in a step increase, is denied, the employee shall be entitled to a re-evaluation six (6) months from the date of the original reprimand. Discipline Appeal Procedure (Disciplinazy Suspensions, Demotions And Dismissalsl The City shall comply with Administrative Policy No. 4.05.250, thus insuring that employees are afforded "due process." A permanent employee who is suspended, demoted or dismissed shall have the right to appeal to an arbitrator. Such appeal is to be made in the form of a memorandum or letter to the City Manager from an authorized union representative, within ten (10) business days of receiving the "Order of Disciplinary Action." The disciplinary appeals process is as follows: A. Selection of Arbitrator/Mediator--If the parties are unable to mutually select an arbitrator, the State Mediation and Conciliation Service shall be requested to submit a list of seven persons qualified to act as azbitrators. Within five (5) days following receipt of the list of arbitrators, the parties shall select an Arbitrator/Mediator. Unless the parties agree to another method of selecting an arbitrator, the parties shall alternately strike one name 10/24/OS Page 6 of 42 Colton M O U Wa[er Wastewa[er Unit Dmft No 4