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Section 24< Part~Tirnc Paid Iaea~~e Regular part-time employ ees shill, upon the completion of six (d) consecutive months of employment, commence to accrue paid leave; to be used for sick leave, holidays or vacat;o~a leave, at the rate of four (~) hours for each fell segment of fifty (50) hours worked in the preceding calendar year. Such eligible employee who has worked fewer than fifty (50) hours in a calendar year may carry over into the succeeding calendar year the fewer hours worked for purposes of accruing paid leave. Paid leave which is earned and accrued under this section is cumulative and may be carried over from one (1) calendar year to the following provided, however, that at the end of this following calendar year the maximum accrual does not exceed one hundred seventy (170) hours. Section 25. Discipline 25.1 Discipline The City may discharge, suspend, demote or reduce the pay of any employee who has completed the specified probationary period, for cause including but not limited to dishonesty, insubordination, drunkenness on duty, incompetence, willful negligence, failure to perform work as required or failure to comply with the City's reasonable rules regarding safety, conduct and operations, or any conduct causing discredit to the City. In the event an employee feels the discharge or suspension is unjust, the Union shall have the right to appeal the case in accordance with the provisions of this section. A probationary employee maybe discharged at any time during the probationary period, and such discharge shall not be subject to appeal or grievance. An employee's request for Union representation at all meetings and hearings related to his/her disciplinary action or discharge will be granted. 25.2 Presumption of Delivery Any written notice shall be conclusively presumed delivered to the employee on the date the written notice is personally served on the employee. In the event that any notice is sent to an employee by certified mail, return receipt requested, the notice shall be conclusively presumed delivered to the employee on the date the receipt was signed. In the event the certified mail is refused, or in the event the employee is absent without leave and no person at the address to which the certified mail is sent signs for such certified mail, then it shall be presumed that the notice was delivered as the date the postal service returns the certified mail to the return address. Notice of mailing shall be sent to the Union. 25.3 Departmental Action Prior to Imposition of Discipline Except in cases of emergency, at least five (5) calendar days prior to the effective date of any disciplinary action against employees with permanent status, the department head or person authorized by him/her shall give the employee written notice of the proposed disciplinary action, reasons for such action, a copy of the charges and material upon which the action is based, the right to respond either orally or in writing, or both, to the department head or designee proposing the disciplinary action prior to the effective date of such disciplinary action. 21