City Manager Review. The City Manager shall review the findings and recommendations of the Appeals Board and shall, within fifteen (15) calendar days following the receipt of the recommendation from the Appeals Board, affirm, revoke, or modify the action taken. The City Manger’s decision shall be final.
City Manager Review. The employee has the right to submit an appeal of the Department Head’s decision to the City Manager within ten (10) working days after receipt of the written decision. Any such appeal must be in writing, explaining the action being appealed, the reasons for the appeal, and the action the employee desires be taken. The City Manager may appoint a personal designee, who shall not be the concerned Department Head or others directly involved in the disciplinary action, to hear the appeal. The City Manager or his/her designee shall set a meeting date which shall not be more than fifteen (15) working days after receipt of the appeal by the City Manager. The appellant, the Department Head, and any other parties requested by the City Manager/designee or the appellant shall attend the meeting and present oral and/or documentary evidence relevant to the disciplinary action. The City Manager or his/her designee may also conduct such other independent investigation of the charges and discipline as he/she deems necessary. Within ten (10) working days following the hearing, the City Manager or his/her designee shall issue a written decision to all parties involved. The designee has the authority to affirm, repeal or modify the disciplinary action taken. The City Manager’s review may be waived by mutual agreement between the appellant and the City.
City Manager Review. 1. Upon receiving the grievance, the City Manager or his/her designated representative shall discuss the grievance with the employee, and the employee’s representative, if any, and with all other appropriate persons. The City Manager may designate a fact-finding committee or an officer not in the normal line of supervision to advise him/her concerning the grievance.
2. The City Manager shall render a decision in writing to the employee within twenty (20) calendar days after receiving the grievance. The decision of the City Manager shall be final.
City Manager Review. Any dispute not resolved at Step 2 may be submitted in writing to the City Manager, with copies of the Step 2 response, within five (5) calendar days after the Department Manager’s response. The City Manager shall provide written confirmation of receipt of the dispute to the employee, and shall schedule a meeting within five (5) calendar days, to discuss the matter with the employee. After consideration of the facts, the City Manager shall give his or her written decision to the employee within ten (10) calendar days after the meeting.
City Manager Review. The City Manager receiving the grievance or his designated representative shall discuss the grievance with the employee, his representative, if any, and with other appropriate persons. If the City Manager fails to render a decision to the satisfaction of the aggrieved, a fact-finding committee may be appointed. The committee shall be comprised of a representative appointed by the City Manager, a representative appointed by the aggrieved, and a third member appointed by mutual agreement of the other two. The fact-finding committee shall render a recommendation on the grievance to the aggrieved and the City Manager within (20) calendar days. The City Manager shall render a decision and comments in writing, and return them to the employee within fifteen (15) calendar days after receiving the recommendations of the fact- finding committee.
City Manager Review. Within fifteen days from receiving the employee’s written appeal, the City Manager or designee shall respond to the employee regarding the disciplinary action in writing. Within this period at the City Manager’s discretion, an informal hearing involving the employee may be conducted. For suspensions of five days or less or other lesser disciplinary actions, the City Manager or designee’s review is final.
City Manager Review a) Upon receiving the grievance, the City Manager shall provide a written response to the employee within fifteen (15) calendar days. The City Manager may respond based on 1) a review of the grievance file, 2) a meeting with the employee, employee representative, if any, and with other appropriate persons; or both.
b) If the employee does not agree with the decision reached, or if no answer has been received within fifteen (15) calendar days, the employee and/or City may request the matter be heard by a mediator. This request shall occur within fifteen (15) calendar days of the City Manager’s written response
City Manager Review. All claims, counter-claims, disputes, and other matters in question between the City and the Consultant arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be referred to the City Manager or a designee for determination, together with all facts, data, contentions, and so forth which relate thereto. The City Manager shall make a determination within thirty (30) calendar days of such referral.
City Manager Review. Any grievance which has not been resolved by the procedures hereinabove set forth may be referred to the City Manager by the complainant or by the Director of Human Resources. Such referral shall be in writing, detailing the specific issues involved in the referral together with a statement of the resolution desired. The City Manager shall designate a personal representative who shall not be the Director of Human Resources to investigate the merits of the complaint, to meet with the complainant, and if the complainant is not the Association, to meet also with the officials of the Association and to settle the grievance or to make recommendations to the City Manager. Failure to complete this step within sixty (60) calendar days shall result in the grievance automatically proceeding to step four (4) of the grievance procedure.
City Manager Review. Complainants who are not satisfied with the Personnel Director’s determination may request a review by the City Manager (or his/her representative), in writing, within ten (10) workdays following receipt of the Director of Personnel’s determination. The City Manager (or his/her representative) shall review the complainant’s written appeal and the investigative findings and shall render a written decision within thirty