Common use of Contract Grievance Clause in Contracts

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 1) If the Association is not satisfied with the decision at Step 2, subsection 4., then it may appeal to PERB for arbitration within ten (10) calendar days from the receipt of the decision and thereafter the parties shall be bound by PERB's procedures for arbitration. 2) The fees and expenses of the arbitrator shall be borne equally by the parties. 3) The arbitrator's decision will be in writing and will set forth his findings, reasoning and conclusions on the issues submitted and be binding on both parties on matters pertaining to the interpretation of the Contract Articles contained in this Agreement. 4) The arbitrator will be without power or authority to make any decision which requires the commission of an act prohibited by law or which is violative of the terms of this agreement. 5) The arbitrator shall have no power to alter, add or to detract from the provisions of this agreement.

Contract Grievance. A) A. Step 1 - Department Head or His /Her 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 1) If the Association is not satisfied with the decision at Step 2, subsection 4., then it may appeal to PERB for arbitration within ten (10) calendar days from the receipt of the decision and thereafter the parties shall be bound by PERB's procedures for arbitration. 2) The fees and expenses of the arbitrator shall be borne equally by the parties. 3) The arbitrator's decision will be in writing and will set forth his findings, reasoning and conclusions on the issues submitted and be binding on both parties on matters pertaining to the interpretation of the Contract Articles contained in this Agreement. 4) The arbitrator will be without power or authority to make any decision which requires the commission of an act prohibited by law or which is violative of the terms of this agreement. 5) The arbitrator shall have no power to alter, add or to detract from the provisions of this agreement.

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 1) If the Association is not satisfied with the decision at Step 2, subsection 4., then it may appeal to PERB for arbitration within ten (10) calendar days from the receipt of the decision and thereafter the parties shall be bound by PERB's procedures for arbitration. 2) The fees and expenses of the arbitrator shall be borne equally by the parties. 3) The arbitrator's decision will be in writing and will set forth his findings, reasoning and conclusions on the issues submitted and be binding on both parties on matters pertaining to the interpretation of the Contract Articles contained in this Agreement. 4) The arbitrator will be without power or authority to make any decision which requires the commission of an act prohibited by law or which is violative of the terms of this agreement. 5) The arbitrator shall have no power to alter, add or to detract from the provisions of this agreement.

Contract Grievance. A) Step 1 - Department Head or His /Her Designee 1) A member having a contract . The purpose of grievance procedures shall present it be to his/her Department Head or his /her designee within ten (10) calendar days of the date settle employee grievances on which the grievant knew or reasonably should have had knowledge of the event giving rise as low an administrative level as possible, to the grievanceinsure efficiency and maintain morale. 2) The contract grievance at this step . If an oral or written reprimand of an employee is given by the chief and/or Deputy, a copy of the written reprimand or documentation of an oral reprimand shall be submitted forwarded to the Department Head employee. All written reprimands shall be entered into an employee's personnel file. Written reprimands shall be removed from an employee's personnel file upon the employee's written request to the Fire Chief after a period of two years, provided there has not been a re-occurrence of a similar offense during that two year period or his/her designee in writing using a form mutually agreed upon by the partiesviolation of a more serious nature. 3. A grievance shall be considered to be an employee's complaint concerned with: (1) Contract grievances submitted beyond the ten discharge, suspension, or other disciplinary action; (102) calendar day time limit will not be honored. 4favoritism or discrimination; (3) The contract grievance forms as mutually agreed upon, shall specify the article(s) and/or section(s) or combination thereof interpretation and application of Fire Department rules and regulations and alleged violations of any 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 terms 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 1) If the Association is not satisfied with the decision at Step 2, subsection 4., then it may appeal to PERB for arbitration within ten (10) calendar days from the receipt of the decision and thereafter the parties shall be bound by PERB's procedures for arbitration. 2) The fees and expenses of the arbitrator shall be borne equally by the parties. 3) The arbitrator's decision will be in writing and will set forth his findings, reasoning and conclusions on the issues submitted and be binding on both parties on matters pertaining to the interpretation of the Contract Articles contained in this Agreement. 4) . The arbitrator will be without power or authority aggrieved employee shall present his/her grievance in writing to make any decision which requires the commission of an act prohibited by law or which is violative President of the terms Union within forty-five (45) days of this agreementthe alleged grievance. The President of the Union shall submit the grievance to the Union's Grievance Committee. The committee shall investigate all grievances and within thirty (30) days from the time the employee turns the grievance over to the President of the Union shall either: (1) dismiss the grievance, or (2) direct the President of the Union to settle the grievance with the platoon officer, if possible, or submit the grievance to the Fire Chief or in the Chief's absence, a Deputy Chief. 5. The Chief of the Fire Department, or Deputy, shall deal with the grievance submitted and shall render the decision in writing not later than the twenty-first (21st) day following the day the grievance was received by him/her. 6. If the decision of the Chief or Deputy is not satisfactory to the Union, an appeal shall be lodged with the Personnel Director and/or the City Manager within thirty (30) days. The arbitrator Personnel Director and/or the City Manager shall, within twenty-one (21) days of receipt of the grievance, submit the decision in writing to the president of the Union and the Chief of the Department. 7. In the event the Union feels that further review is desired, all unsettled grievances over which the Civil Service Commission lacks jurisdiction may be submitted to the Maine State Labor Relations Board of Arbitration and Conciliation, in accordance with the Municipal Public Employees Labor Relations Law of 1976, as amended, or any successive Act enacted by the Legislature of the State of Maine governing arbitration of public employees. 8. The Chief of the Department, and Personnel Director and/or the City Manager shall have no power be notified of the Union's decision either to alteraccept or reject the findings of the Chief of the Department and the Personnel Director and/or the City Manager within twenty-one (21) days. The Union shall notify the Chief of the Department, add and the personnel Director and/or the City Manager whether or not the Union plans to detract from submit the provisions grievance to arbitration within ninety days of this agreementreceiving the final decision of the City on the grievance, unless a meeting of the Union membership will not take place within that time period, in which case the decision period shall be extended for a period not to exceed another forty-five days.

Contract Grievance. A) Step 1 - Department Head Sheriff or His /Her Designeehis/her designee 1) A member having a contract grievance shall present it to the Sheriff or 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 Sheriff 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 daytime 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 Sheriff 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 Sheriff or his/her designee 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 Sheriff or his / 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 HeadSheriff or his/her designee, 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 1) If the Association is not satisfied with the decision at Step 2, subsection 4., then it may appeal to PERB for arbitration within ten (10) calendar days from the receipt of the decision and thereafter the parties shall be bound by PERB's procedures for arbitration. 2) The fees and expenses of the arbitrator shall be borne equally by the parties. 3) The arbitrator's decision will be in writing and will set forth his findings, reasoning and conclusions on the issues submitted and be binding on both parties on matters pertaining to the interpretation of the Contract Articles contained in this Agreement. 4) The arbitrator will be without power or authority to make any decision which requires the commission of an act prohibited by law or which is violative of the terms of this agreementAgreement. 5) The arbitrator shall have no power to alter, add or to detract from the provisions of this agreementAgreement.

Contract Grievance. A) A. Step 1 - Department Head or His /Her 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) B. Step 2 - County Manager / Administrator 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 Manager/Administrator 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 / Administrator 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) C. Step 3 - Contract Grievance Arbitration 1) . If the Association is not satisfied with the decision at Step 2, subsection 4., then it may appeal to PERB for arbitration within ten (10) calendar days from the receipt of the decision and thereafter the parties shall be bound by PERB's procedures for arbitration. 2) The fees and expenses of the arbitrator shall be borne equally by the parties. 3) The arbitrator's decision will be in writing and will set forth his findings, reasoning and conclusions on the issues submitted and be binding on both parties on matters pertaining to the interpretation of the Contract Articles contained in this Agreement. 4) The arbitrator will be without power or authority to make any decision which requires the commission of an act prohibited by law or which is violative of the terms of this agreement. 5) The arbitrator shall have no power to alter, add or to detract from the provisions of this agreement.ten

Contract Grievance. AA. A grievance under this contract grievance provision shall be confined to an alleged violation of any express provision of this Agreement and shall not include any disciplinary or Article 34 (Procedures for Administrative Investigations) Step 1 - Department Head matters. A grievance may only be filed for a specific action or His /Her Designeeinaction of the City. Any employee may discuss any matter with their supervisor without invoking the formal grievance procedure provided in this provision. Likewise, the FOP may discuss any matter with City management without invoking the formal grievance procedure provided in this provision. B. The following grievance procedures shall be followed: 1) . A member having grievance must be initiated by either an aggrieved employee or by the FOP on behalf of any one or more individual aggrieved employees. The grievant must reduce the grievance to writing, provide the reason for the grievance, specify the provisions of the Agreement allegedly violated, set forth the facts relied upon to support the grievance, and state the desired disposition of the grievance. 2. The grievant must provide the written grievance to the Deputy Chief, Assistant Chief, or Director of the employee’s Division, with a contract grievance shall present it copy to his/her Department Head or his /her designee the Chief Human Resources Officer and the FOP, within ten (10) calendar business days from the occurrence of the date on which grieved event or from when the grievant knew or reasonably should have had knowledge reasonably learned of the event giving rise grieved event. 3. The Deputy Chief, an Assistant Chief, Director, or their designee shall have ten (10) business days, excluding absences from the usual work site for the Deputy Chief, an Assistant Chief, Director, or designee, from receipt of the written grievance to issue a written decision to the grievanceFOP. 2) The contract 4. If the grievant is not satisfied with the written decision of the Deputy Chief, an Assistant Chief, Director, or their designee, the grievant may appeal the grievance at this step shall be submitted to the Department Head Chief of Police. The written appeal, specifically stating the portions of the decision disagreed with and the reasons for the disagreement, must be provided by the grievant to the Chief, with a copy to the Chief Human Resources Officer and the FOP, within ten (10) business days from the date of issuance to the FOP of the Deputy Chief’s, an Assistant Chief’s, Director’s, or their designee’s decision. 5. The Chief of Police, or his/ her designee, shall have ten (10) business days, excluding absences from the usual work site for the Chief or his/her designee in writing using designee, from receipt of the written appeal to issue a form mutually agreed upon written decision to the FOP. 6. If the grievant is not satisfied with the written decision of the Chief of Police, or his/her designee, the grievant may appeal the grievance to arbitration. The written appeal, specifically stating the portions of the decision disagreed with and the reasons for the disagreement, must be provided by the parties. 3) Contract grievances submitted beyond grievant to the Chief Human Resources Officer and the FOP, within ten (10) calendar day time limit will not be honoredbusiness days, excluding absences from the usual work site for the employee, from the date of issuance to the FOP of the Chief’s or his/her designee’s decision. 4) The contract grievance forms as mutually agreed upon7. Upon receipt of a timely written appeal, 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 Chief Human Resources Officer 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 attempt to reach an agreement with the grievant as to the selection of a neutral arbitrator to hear and decide the appropriate management personnelgrievance. In the event that the parties are unable to reach an agreement, as needed, to discuss the contract grievance. 6) A CSEA representative shall attend this meeting. He/she may represent either the grievant unless requested not or the City may refer the matter to do so by such grievant. the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service ("FMCS") to request a list of seven (7) The Department Head or his / her designee shall render a decision in writing arbitrators, 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 1) If the Association is not satisfied with the decision at Step 2, subsection 4., then it may appeal to PERB for arbitration within ten (10) calendar days from the receipt of the decision and thereafter the parties shall select the arbitrator alternately striking names from the list until one arbitrator remains, who shall be bound by PERB's procedures for arbitration. 2) the arbitrator selected. The fees and expenses finding of the arbitrator shall be borne equally by the final and binding on all parties. 3) 8. The arbitrator's decision will be in writing arbitrator shall have the authority to hold meetings and will set forth his findings, reasoning and conclusions on the issues submitted and be binding on both parties on matters pertaining make procedural rules. The arbitrator shall have access to all arbitrated decisions concerning the interpretation and application of this Agreement. The findings of the Contract Articles contained in this Agreement. 4) The arbitrator will must be without power or authority to make any decision which requires consistent with law, including federal and state laws and the commission of an act prohibited by law or which is violative of City Charter, and the terms of this agreement. 5) Agreement. The arbitrator shall have no power to add to, subtract from, disregard, alter, add or to detract from modify any of the provisions terms of this agreementAgreement. The fees and necessary expenses of any arbitration, including the arbitrator’s fee, but excluding all fees and expenses incurred by either party in the preparation or presentation of its case, shall be borne equally by the City and the FOP. 9. If the grievant fails to comply with any time limit set forth in this provision, the grievance shall be deemed forfeited. If the City fails to comply with any time limit set forth in this provision, the grievance shall be deemed denied as of the last day of the time limit and may be moved to the next step within the time frames set forth in that step. The grievant and the City may agree in writing to extend any time limit set forth in this provision. 10. Either the grievant or the City may request a certified court reporter to take a stenographic record of the evidence taken at the arbitration hearing. The party requesting a stenographic record shall provide a copy to the arbitrator and pay the cost thereof, except that if the other party shall request a copy of any transcript, the parties shall share equally the entire cost of making the stenographic record. 11. A grievant, at his/her own cost, may be represented by an FOP official or legal counsel at any step in the grievance process. Likewise, City management may be represented by legal counsel at any step in the grievance process. C. The City shall compile a record of all grievances filed pursuant to this provision. The record shall be used by the City to compile an annual report of the outcomes of the grievances. The annual report shall be made available to the FOP and the Management Labor Committee, if any. D. The term "business day" means any Monday through Friday that the general offices of the City are open for business.