Appeal Review Committee. When an appeal is filed, the Association shall identify two (2) persons to serve on a review committee at the time of the appeal. The Sheriff shall then appoint two (2) persons to the committee. Each of the persons appointed to the committee shall be familiar with the work of the Department and of the job class from which lay off is to be made. The committee shall meet within five (5) days of delivery of the Notice of Appeal to the County. It shall review the basis for the Sheriff’s layoff decision and the reasons the employee believes the decision is in error. The committee shall then determine whether the Sheriff’s decision was reasonable and on that basis either confirm or reject the Sheriff’s decision. If the committee cannot reach agreement regarding the Sheriff’s decision regarding order of layoff, it shall within three (3) days of its initial meeting, request the participation of a Federal Mediator. The services of the mediator will be jointly requested by the County and the Association on an urgent basis. The mediator shall seek to achieve a consensus decision among the committee members. If none is reached the mediator shall become a voting member of the committee. The determination of the committee regarding the appropriate order of layoff shall be final and binding and may not be grieved or appealed.
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