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792 -CH COURTHOUSE UNION <br />terminate or suspend the employee immediately. In such cases, the specified <br />charges shall be made available to the employee in writing by the County not <br />later than three (3) working days after the action became effective. <br />20.5 The Employer may suspend an employee for just cause as specified in this article. <br />An employee may not be suspended for more than ninety (90) working days. <br />20.6 In cases of suspension, unless Section 4 is applicable as determined by the <br />Employer, the specified charges and duration, where applicable, of the action <br />shall be made available to the employee in writing by the County at the time the <br />action became or becomes effective. <br />20.7 The time limitations relating to notification of disciplinary action are only for <br />employee notification purposes and shall not affect the validity of disciplinary <br />action taken by the Employer. In other words, if the County is unable to provide <br />notification in strict adherence to the notification times expressed in subsections <br />hereinabove, said inability shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of any <br />type of disciplinary action against an employee. <br />20.8 Copies of action taken by the Employer shall be forwarded to the area <br />representative with the exception of oral reprimands. Notations of oral <br />reprimands shall be permitted in the personnel file that bear the employee's <br />signature, to confirm that the employee knows the document is being placed in <br />their file. <br />20.9 References to disciplinary actions in personnel file shall remain in the file in <br />accordance with the following provisions: <br />A. Written reprimand shall remain in the personnel file for a period of twenty- <br />four (24) months, at which time the employee may request the written <br />reprimand be removed. However, if another written reprimand occurs <br />within that twenty-four (24) month period, then both written reprimands <br />shall remain in the personnel file for another twenty-four (24) month period <br />from the date of the last written reprimand, at which time the employee may <br />request removal. Removal of the documents shall be granted upon mutual <br />agreement between the Union and the Employer. <br />B. If the disciplinary action is that of a suspension, the written references to the <br />suspension shall remain in the personnel file for a period of twenty-four (24) <br />months, at which time the employee may request the suspension references <br />be removed. However, if another instance of suspension occurs within <br />twenty-four (24) months from the date of the first suspension, then said <br />references to both suspensions shall remain in the personnel file indefinitely. <br />Page <br />21 <br />