Common use of Appeals Process Clause in Contracts

Appeals Process. If after going through the issue resolution process described above, a mutually agreed upon solution has not been reached, the Stakeholder(s) will be responsible for bringing the issue to the Service Area LMP council or designees for review and resolution no later than its next regularly scheduled meeting. Issues resolved by the Service Area LMP council will be communicated back to the Stakeholder(s). Such communication will be in writing and will include the date and location of the meeting, attendees, statement of the issue, and a summary of the resolution including the rationale for the decision. If the consensus is not reached by the Service Area LMP council, the issue will be referred to the SCAL Regional LMP council for review and resolution. The SCAL Regional LMP council will determine if stakeholder(s) need be present, during such review, to provide clarification and any support data necessary to reach a decision. If consensus is reached, a written communication will be forwarded to the originating LMP council and will include the date and location of the meeting, attendees, statement of the issue, and a summary of the resolution including the rationale for the decision. At any time a union stakeholder may choose to discontinue their participation in the issue resolution process and enter the grievance process. The parties by mutual agreement will determine the appropriate step to enter the established grievance procedure and time limits for grievance purposes will commence upon exiting the issue resolution process. It is strongly recommended that grievance mediation be used prior to arbitration. At no time during this process may a management stakeholder opt out of the process.