Departmental Hearings Sample Clauses

Departmental Hearings. Prior to any departmental hearing before the Public Safety Director, the charged member shall receive from the Chief of Police a written statement of all charges and specifications. At departmental hearings, the charged member shall be allowed to be represented by a Lodge Representative, to question adverse witnesses, and to call witnesses material to the member's defense. A member who is charged, or the member's Lodge Representative, may make a written request for a continuance. Such request shall be granted where practicable, at the discretion of the Public Safety Director. The length of such continuance shall be mutually agreed upon by the parties. The City shall make all good faith efforts to notify the affected member, normally during the member's duty hours, and his/her representative of any charges or of any decisions reached as a result of a departmental hearing prior to any public statement. The City shall issue any decision at least seventy-two (72) hours after the conclusion of any authorized leave, which may have been granted to the affected member unless earlier discussion of the decision directly with the member or through his/her representative is confirmed. Hearings shall be held in the Public Safety Director's office unless an alternative site is mutually agreed upon by the parties. All hearings shall be recorded by the City and, at the request of the member and/or the member's Lodge Representative, a copy shall be provided to the member for the cost of a copy. All hearings conducted by the Public Safety Director shall be closed to the public, press, and others not directly involved in such hearings, unless otherwise mutually agreed.
Sample 1Sample 2Sample 3See All (19)
AutoNDA by SimpleDocs
Departmental Hearings. Prior to any Departmental Hearing before the Safety Director or the Director’s designee, the affected member shall receive from the Chief of Police or designee a written statement of all charges and specifications. The member shall also receive notification from the Safety Director as to the hearing date and time. The member shall also receive notification as to the evidence which supports the disciplinary charges and specifications. At a Departmental Hearing, the charged member shall be allowed to be represented by a Lodge representative or Lodge Attorney, shall be allowed to call witnesses material to his or her defense, and shall be given an opportunity to cross-examine any adverse witnesses. Hearings shall be held in the Police Department unless an alternative site is mutually agreed upon by the parties. All hearings shall be recorded by the City, and in the event that the Director's decision is appealed to a Step Four grievance under Section 5.4, the member shall receive a copy of any transcript made of the hearing at no charge. The hearing may be recorded by the Lodge or the City or both. A member who is charged, or his or her Lodge representative or Lodge Attorney, may make a written request for continuance of the hearing. Such request will be granted where practicable at the discretion of the Safety Director. The length of such continuance shall be mutually agreed upon. The City shall notify the affected member and the Lodge President of any decisions reached as a result of a Departmental Hearing. A good faith effort will be made to provide such notification prior to any public statement. Where the Safety Director imposes discipline upon a member, after a Departmental hearing is held or waived by the member, the Director's decision may be submitted to Step Four (Mayor) of the grievance procedure under Section 5.4. In such a case, a grievance need not be submitted at any prior step in the grievance procedure for the matter to proceed to arbitration.
Sample 1Sample 2Sample 3See All (10)
Departmental Hearings. ‌ (A) Prior to any Departmental Hearing before the Fire Chief of the Safety Director, the employee shall receive from the Chief a written statement of all charges and specifications, together with adequate notification as to the hearing date and time. (B) The employee shall also receive notification as to the evidence, which supports the disciplinary charges and specifications. (C) At Departmental Hearings, the charged employee shall be allowed to be represented by a Union representative or attorney, shall be allowed to call witnesses material to his or her defense and shall be given an opportunity to cross-examine any adverse witnesses. (D) Hearings shall be held in the Fire Department unless an alternative site is mutually agreed upon by the parties. At the request of either party, all hearings shall be recorded and transcribed by the City and the employee shall receive a copy of the transcript at no charge. (E) An employee who is charged, or his or her Union representative or attorney, may make a written request for a continuance of the hearing. Such request shall be granted where practicable at the discretion of the Fire Chief or Safety Director. The length of such continuance shall be mutually agreed upon. (F) The City shall notify the affected employee and the Union President of any decisions reached as a result of a Departmental Hearing. A good faith effort shall be made to provide such notification prior to any public statement. (G) An employee who is charged, or his or her attorney, may make written request directly to the Chief to review his or her personnel file. Such request will be granted within a reasonable time by the Chief in the case of a pending Departmental Hearing.
Sample 1Sample 2Sample 3See All (4)
Departmental Hearings. Prior to a Departmental hearing before the Mayor/Safety Director, the Bargaining Unit member will receive from the Chief of Police a written statement of all charges and specifications. At such hearing, the member will be allowed to be represented by a Union representative, will be allowed to call witnesses and will be given an opportunity to cross-examine adverse witnesses. A member who is charged, the member's attorney or Union Representative may make a request for a continuance of the hearing which shall be granted by the Mayor/Safety Director, where good cause is shown. If a member is charged with a serious offense(s) that could result in the suspension or termination of the member's employment, the member may be suspended from performing regular duty without loss of pay until a hearing is held on these allegations. Such hearing will be scheduled by the Safety Director within five (5) working days from the date the member is made aware of the offense(s).
Sample 1Sample 2
Departmental Hearings. Prior to a Departmental hearing before the Mayor/Safety Director, the member will receive from the Chief a written statement of all charges and specifications. At such hearing, the member will be allowed to be represented by a Lodge Attorney or Lodge Representative, will be allowed to call witnesses and will be given an opportunity to cross-examine adverse witnesses. A member who is charged, or his or her Lodge Attorney or Representative, may make a request for a continuance of the hearing which shall be granted by the Mayor/Safety Director, where good cause is shown. If a member is charged with serious offenses which could result in suspension or dismissal, the member may be relieved from performance of regular duty without loss of pay until a Departmental hearing is held on these allegations.
Sample 1Sample 2
Departmental Hearings. 11 Section 10.4 Appeal From Mayor's Disciplinary Decision 12 Section 10.5 Duration Of Records 12 Section 10.6 Advice And Instruction Memorandum 12 Section 10.7 Review Of Personnel Files 13 Section 10.8 Disclosure Of Personnel Files 13 Section 10.9 Indemnification 13 Section 10.10 Inaccurate Documents 13 Section 10.11 Performance Evaluations 13 Section 10.12 Placement Of Material In Personnel File 13 Section 11.1 New Work Rules 13 Section 11.2 Effect of Work Rules 13 Section 12.1 Philosophy 14 Section 12.2 Time Of Meetings 14 Section 12.3 Purpose 14 Section 12.4 Release of Members 15 Section 12.5 Miscellaneous 15 Section 13.1. Action 15 Section 13.2 Recall And Reinstatement 15 Section 14.1 Health And Safety 16 Section 14.2 Agreement Copies 16 Section 14.3 Liability Insurance 16 Section 14.4 Drug & Alcohol Free Workplace 16 Section 14.5 Fitness Program 16 Section 14.6 Probationary Members 20 Section 14.7 Reimbursement To City 20 Section 15.1 Wages 20 Section 15.2 Step Advancement 20 Section 15.3 Bi-Weekly Pay 21 Section 15.4 Application Of Pay Rates 21 Section 15.5 Advanced Start Pay 21
Sample 1
Departmental Hearings. Departmental hearings shall be conducted in accordance with New Jersey Department of Personnel regulations. An updated version of Title 4A of the New Jersey Administrative Code shall be made available by the Employer for employee review. Copies shall be kept in the Employer=s personnel office and shall be made available to employees upon request.
Sample 1
AutoNDA by SimpleDocs
Departmental Hearings. All departmental hearings shall be held before the City's Labor Relations Manager or designee. Prior to any departmental hearing before the Labor Relations Manager or designee, the charged member shall receive from the Chief of Police a written statement of all charges and specifications. At the Labor Relations Manager’s or designee's hearing, the charged member shall be allowed to be represented by an attorney and will be allowed to call witnesses material to his/her defense. (A) A member who is charged, or his/her representative, may make a written request for a continuance. Such request shall be granted where practicable at the discretion of the Labor Relations Manager or designee. The length of such continuance shall be mutually agreed upon by the parties. (B) The City shall make all good faith efforts to notify the affected member of any charges or of any decisions reached as a result of the Labor Relations Manager’s or designee's hearing prior to any public statement. The Labor Relations Manager or designee shall withhold any public statement for seventy-two (72) hours from the time of a decision or from the conclusion of any authorized leave which may have been granted to the affected member unless earlier notification directly to the member is confirmed. Hearings shall be held in the Labor Relations hearing room unless an alternative site is mutually agreed upon by the parties.
Sample 1
Departmental Hearings. Prior to a departmental hearing before the Mayor (or his/her designee), the Bargaining Unit member will receive from the Fire Chief a written statement of all charges and specifications. At such hearing, the member will be allowed to be represented by a person of his/her choosing. If a member is charged with gross insubordination, illegal possession of firearms, dishonesty, fighting, or being under the influence of alcohol or drugs, the member will be suspended from performance of their regular duty without loss of pay until a hearing is held on these allegations.
Sample 1

Related to Departmental Hearings

  • Departmental Seniority Departmental seniority is defined as the length of employment within the employee’s current department. Department seniority shall accrue as of the first day of employment or transfer into a new department.

  • Public Hearings If public hearings on the scope of work are held during the period of the Agreement, Contractor will make available to testify the personnel assigned to this Agreement. The Energy Commission will reimburse Contractor for compensation and travel of the personnel at the Agreement rates for the testimony which the Energy Commission requests.

  • Hearings Within the time period specified in Section 8.4(d), the matter shall be presented to the arbitrator at a hearing by means of written submissions of memoranda and verified witness statements, filed simultaneously, and responses, if necessary in the judgment of the arbitrator or both the parties. If the arbitrator deems it to be essential to a fair resolution of the dispute, live cross-examination or direct examination may be permitted, but is not generally contemplated to be necessary. The arbitrator shall actively manage the arbitration with a view to achieving a just, speedy and cost-effective resolution of the dispute, claim or controversy. The arbitrator may, in his or her discretion, set time and other limits on the presentation of each party's case, its memoranda or other submissions, and refuse to receive any proffered evidence, which the arbitrator, in his or her discretion, finds to be cumulative, unnecessary, irrelevant or of low probative nature. Except as otherwise set forth herein, any arbitration hereunder will be conducted in accordance with the CPR Rules for Non-Administered Arbitration of Business Disputes then prevailing (except that the arbitration will not be conducted under the auspices of the CPR and the fee schedule of the CPR will not apply). Except as expressly set forth in Section 8.8(b), the decision of the arbitrator will be final and binding on the parties, and judgment thereon may be had and will be enforceable in any court having jurisdiction over the parties. Arbitration awards will bear interest at an annual rate of the Prime Rate plus 2% per annum. To the extent that the provisions of this Agreement and the prevailing rules of the CPR conflict, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern.

  • Departments Each teaching member shall belong to one home department. Departments of a university shall be established by the University administration with the advice of the Senate according to criteria of commonality of interest and academic purpose, without any numerical limits on size. Divisions or other major groupings of departments with some common interest may also be formed. 5.14.1 Interdisciplinary academic programs may also be established by the University Administration with the advice of the Senate following consultation with appropriate faculty bodies. Members who teach in or direct such programs shall remain members of their home departments.

  • Department Chairpersons 17.1 In each elementary, middle and senior high school, the need for department chairpersons/team leaders shall be determined by the principal. Each such department chairperson/team leader shall be appointed for one (1) academic year. If possible, such appointment should be made prior to the end of the preceding academic year. Teachers shall have the right to refuse such appointment. Team leaders will have coordinating and planning functions for their teams and shall serve as liaison between their teams and the principal. They shall not be considered administrative employees. 17.2 When feasible, and after consultation with them, department chairpersons and team leaders will be provided with release time commensurate with the responsibilities assigned to them by their principal.

  • Department The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities or any successor state agency.

  • Department Review The parties shall resolve disputes through written submission of their dispute to the Department’s Contract Manager. The Department shall respond to the dispute in writing within ten (10) Business Days from the date that the Department’s Contract Manager receives the dispute. The Department’s decision shall be final unless a party provides the other party with written notice of the party’s disagreement with the decision within ten (10) Business Days from the date of the Department’s decision. If a party disagrees with the Department’s decision, the party may proceed to subsection (b) below.

  • Department Chairs The release time required to perform the administrative functions of the Department Chair positions shall be deducted from the total workload of the Department Chair with no less than fifty percent (50%) of this release taken from direct instructional duties.

  • Public Hearing If the Grantee fails to respond to the Violation Notice received from the Grantor, or if the default is not remedied within the cure period set forth above, the Board shall schedule a public hearing if it intends to continue its investigation into the default. The Grantor shall provide the Grantee at least twenty (20) days prior written notice of such hearing, which specifies the time, place and purpose of such hearing, notice of which shall be published by the Clerk of the Grantor in a newspaper of general circulation within the Grantor in accordance with subsection 15.8 hereof. At the hearing, the Board shall give the Grantee an opportunity to state its position on the matter, present evidence and question witnesses, after which it shall determine whether or not the Franchise shall be revoked. The public hearing shall be on the record and a written transcript shall be made available to the Grantee within ten (10) business days. The decision of the Board shall be made in writing and shall be delivered to the Grantee. The Grantee may appeal such determination to an appropriate court, which shall have the power to review the decision of the Board de novo. The Grantee may continue to operate the Cable System until all legal appeals procedures have been exhausted.

  • Grievance Commissioner System This is to confirm the discussion of the parties during collective bargaining that they are committed to encouraging early discussion and resolution of labour relations issues at the local level and seek to resolve grievances in a timely and cost efficient manner. To that end, this is to confirm that pursuant to Article 8, the parties agree that the Employer and Union at individual nursing homes may agree to utilize the following process in order to resolve a particular grievance through the utilization of a joint mediation-arbitration procedure:

Draft better contracts in just 5 minutes Get the weekly Law Insider newsletter packed with expert videos, webinars, ebooks, and more!