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The City agrees to provide the Union with a copy of any <br />letter or memorandum proposing or notifying disciplinary <br />action that is sent to Human Resources and/or the <br />employee. <br />25.4 <br />25.5 <br />An employee or the employee's representative, on <br />presentation of written authorization from the employee, <br />may have access to the employee's personnel file. <br />The City shall furnish the employee copies of -all <br />performance evaluation reports and letters of reprimand/ <br />warning prior to placement of such documents into the <br />employee's personnel file. The employee is afforded the <br />opportunity to respond in writing to the contents of <br />letters of reprimand/warning. Such responses shall be <br />filed with the Human Resources Director within ten (10) <br />working days from the date of such reprimand/warning or <br />performance evaluation. <br />Notice of Disciplinary Action <br />Whenever a disciplinary action is taken against an <br />employee, the employee shall be notified in writing. <br />Such notification shall include but is not limited to: <br />(1) a statement of the disciplinary action taken against <br />the employee, <br />(2) a summary of the facts upon which the disciplinary <br />action is based, <br />(3) a statement advising the employee that written notice <br />of the disciplinary action is to be placed in his/her <br />official personnel file and that the employee has the <br />right to appeal under the disciplinary appeal <br />procedure set forth in this section. The written <br />notice of disciplinary action may be either <br />personally served or mailed to the employee by <br />certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed <br />to the last address which the employee has furnished <br />the City. <br />Appeal Process <br />The Union or the Human Resources Director may appeal the <br />department head's determination to the City Manager <br />within fifteen (15) calendar days of the rendering of the <br />decision. Any such appeal shall be in writing, and shall <br />include the specific reasons for the appeal and a <br />statement of the desired remedy. The City Manager, or <br />29 <br />