a.When a new classification is created or an existing one reclassified or eliminated, the City Manager or designee shall make a preliminary determination on amending the class composition of the respective bargaining unit(s) accordingly and shall so notify the affected recognized employee organization(s) in writing, or in accordance with any agreed upon procedure for notification between the City and an individual recognized employee organization.

b.An employee organization disagreeing with such an allocation, reallocation or deletion may request a meeting with the City Manager or a designated representative for the purpose of clarifying the determination and discussing any disagreement between the parties. The City Manager’s, or the designated representative’s, decision on such matters shall be final.