Contract Grievance. A) Step 1 - Department Head or His /Her Designee
1) A member having a contract grievance shall present it to his/her Department Head or his /her designee within ten (10) calendar days of the date on which the grievant knew or reasonably should have had knowledge of the event giving rise to the grievance.
2) The contract grievance at this step shall be submitted to the Department Head or his/her designee in writing using a form mutually agreed upon by the parties.
3) Contract grievances submitted beyond the ten (10) calendar day time limit will not be honored.
4) The contract grievance forms as mutually agreed upon, shall specify the article(s) and/or section(s) or combination thereof of the Agreement which he/she alleges has been violated, and specify the remedy sought. The Department Head or his/her designee shall indicate the date and time of his/her receipt of the form.
5) Within ten (10) calendar days of the Department Head or his/her designee receipt of the written contract grievance, he/she shall schedule a meeting with the grievant and the appropriate management personnel, as needed, to discuss the contract grievance.
6) A CSEA representative shall attend this meeting. He/she may represent the grievant unless requested not to do so by such grievant.
7) The Department Head or his / her designee shall render a decision in writing and return a copy to the grievant and the CSEA Representative within ten (10) calendar days after the meeting with the grievant.
B) Step 2 - County Manager or His /Her Designee
1) If the Association is not satisfied with the decision made in Step 1, subsection 7., it may, within ten (10) calendar days thereafter, request a review and determination of the grievance by the County Manager or his /her designee.
2) Such request shall be in writing and shall include all documents and statements presented at Step 1, including the decision of the Department Head, if applicable.
3) The County Manager or his/her designee shall, at the request of the Association, hold a meeting within ten (10) calendar days after receiving the request. The aggrieved party and representative, if any, may appear at the meeting to present oral and/or written statements or arguments.
4) Within ten (10) calendar days after the close of the meeting, or lacking such meeting request, the County Manager / Administrator or his/her designee shall issue a written decision and communicate same in writing to the Association.
C) Step 3 - Contract Grievance Arbitration...
Contract Grievance. A contract grievance is an allegation that the DISTRICT has violated, misapplied or misinterpreted a specific provision of this agreement.
Contract Grievance. If the Contract Grievance is not resolved pursuant to Step 2 above, it shall be reduced to writing in the same manner described in Section 2 and filed at Step 3. The Guild shall forward the Step 3 grievance to the City Director of Labor Relations with a copy to the Chief of Police within fifteen (15) calendar days after the Step 2 answer is due. The Director of Labor Relations or his/her designee shall investigate the grievance. Either the Director of Labor Relations or his/her designee, or the Guild may request a meeting between the appropriate parties to discuss the facts of the grievance and such a meeting shall occur within fifteen (15) calendar days from receipt of the Step 3 grievance. The Director of Labor Relations shall thereafter make a recommendation to the Chief of Police. The Chief of Police shall, within fifteen (15) calendar days after receipt of the written grievance or the meeting between the parties, whichever is later, provide the Guild with his/her written decision on the grievance with a copy to the City Director of Labor Relations.
Contract Grievance. All Contract Grievances shall be submitted in writing generally describing the nature of the grievance by the aggrieved employee to his/her Lieutenant within thirty (30) calendar days of the day the employee knew or should have known of the alleged contract violation. The Lieutenant shall provide the City’s answer to the grievance to the aggrieved employee and the Guild in writing within fifteen (15) calendar days after being notified of the grievance.
Contract Grievance. If the Contract Grievance is not resolved pursuant to Step 1 above, the aggrieved employee may, if he/she still desires to pursue the grievance, submit the grievance in writing to the Guild. The grievance shall be reduced to written form by the Guild, stating the Section(s) of the Agreement allegedly violated and explaining the grievance in detail, including a description of the incident, the date the matter first came to the attention of the employee, the date the employee submitted the grievance to his/her Lieutenant, and the remedy sought. If it elects to do so the Guild shall submit the written grievance to the Chief of Police or his/her designee within fifteen (15) calendar days after the Step 1 answer is due, with a copy to the City Director of Labor Relations. The Chief of Police or his/her designee shall answer the grievance on behalf of the Department within fifteen (15) calendar days.
Contract Grievance. A claim by a teacher, group of teachers, or the exclusive representative that there has been a violation, misinterpretation, or misapplication of any provision of this Contract.
Contract Grievance. A complaint by an employee or group of employees or the Association that there has been to him/her (or them) a violation or inequitable application of any provision(s) of the contract.
Contract Grievance. This term will refer to a written allegation by a grievant that a section(s) of this contract has been violated as it relates to him.
Contract Grievance. If the grievance is based upon a claim of a specific provision of this Agreement and was so specified in Step Two and each succeeding Step, the arbitrator’s award shall be final and binding within the scope of this Agreement except as provided in Part F below.
Contract Grievance. A “contract grievance” is a contention by a unit member or the Association that there has been a violation, misinterpretation, or erroneous application of a specific provision of this Agreement.
