Division Head/Police Chief Sample Clauses

Division Head/Police Chief. (1) An employee who is not satisfied with the decision at Step 1 of the grievance procedure, shall file a written grievance with their Division Head which shall contain a written statement of background and circumstances indicating the outcome of the Step 1 procedure supported by the necessary documentation. (2) The employee must file his grievance on the grievance form provided within eight (8) days after the reply at Step 1 has been given. The grievance must be attested to by his A.F.S.C.M.E. representative. (3) The grievance shall be submitted to the grievant’s Division Head unless the Division Head heard the grievance at Step 1, in which case the grievance shall be submitted to the Service Director or Safety Director at step 3 within the timelines for Step 2. Police Department personnel shall file Step 2 with the Chief of Police. (4) The City has the right to seek out and request additional information to that presented in the grievance notice, in order to amicably handle the matter as expeditiously as possible. (5) The appointing authority/superintendent shall have eight (8) days to submit his answer in writing to A.F.S.C.M.E. Union President and the employee if it is an employee grievance. (6) The reply shall be forwarded to A.F.S.C.M.E. Union President or designee and the employee if it was an employee grievance. The notice to the Union President shall be placed in the A.F.S.C.M.E. depository. (1) Should A.F.S.C.M.E. decide that the reply at Step 2 is unsatisfactory, the authorized representative of A.F.S.C.M.E. shall, within eight (8) days, state the nature of the grievance to the appointing authority in writing. (2) The appointing authority, or his designee if the appointing authority heard Step 2 of the grievance, shall arrange a hearing between A.F.S.C.M.E. and the City within ten (10) days unless otherwise mutually agreed to. (3) The City may require the hearing to be held outside of normal work hours and no additional pay shall be rendered, except that if the hearing lasts for more than one hour, one A.F.S.C.M.E. representative will be paid straight time for that first hour only. (4) The appointing authority or his designee shall have ten (10) days to submit his answer in writing to AFSCME. If a decision satisfactory to both parties cannot be concluded at the hearing, a demand for arbitration may be made. (5) The A.F.S.C.M.E. xxxxxxx who signed the grievance may be required by the City to attend the grievance hearing.
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