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ARTICLE 23 DISCIPLINE 23.1 No employee covered by this agreement shall be disciplined or discharged without just cause. All discipline or discharge notices shall be in writing with a copy provided to the employee. Such notices shall contain as complete and precise an explanation as possible for the action being taken. 23.2 The County agrees with the tenets of progressive and corrective discipline; however, the County has the right to review the employee's work history and prior record of disciplinary action when determining the appropriate action to be taken. The County may provide employees with notice of deficiencies and an opportunity to improve. 23.3 Disciplinary actions or measures may include, subject to the rules of the Board of County Commissioners, any of the following: A. Written Reprimand B. Suspension C. Demotion D. Discharge 23.4 All discipline may be processed as a grievance. 23.5 If there has been no additional written discipline, disciplinary actions shall not be considered for purposes of progressive discipline, as follows: Class 1 offenses after one year. Class 2 offenses after two years. Class 3 offenses after three years. 23.6 To be considered valid, all discipline and discharge notices shall be administered within ten (10) business days of the County's discovery of the event giving rise to the disciplinary action; or within ten (10) business days of the County's discovery of the disciplinary event, the County notifies the Union of its intent to investigate the event giving rise to the discipline. If disciplinary action has not been taken within thirty (30) calendar days of the County's notification to the Union of its intent to investigate, the County shall reply promptly in writing upon the Union's written inquiry whether the matter is closed or still under investigation. 27