Employee Appeals Board. If the aggrieved employee elects to submit the grievance first to the Employee Appeals Board, the Board shall be convened to hear the grievance on its merits with the purpose of attempting to resolve it in a satisfactory manner. This Board shall consist of three (3) members. One member shall be appointed by the affected employee or the Association; one member shall be appointed by the City; and the third member, who shall act as chairperson, shall be selected by the other two members. No member of the Board shall be a person in the normal line of supervision nor from within the same department or division as the affected employee. No member of the Board shall be compensated by the City for serving on the Board except that if a City employee serves on the Board, he or she shall be released for such service without loss of regular base hourly rate compensation during his/her normal work hours. The Employee Appeals Board shall then determine the facts of the grievance and submit a report of its findings along with a recommendation for settlement within ten (10) calendar days from their appointment to the case. Copies of the report and recommendations shall be submitted to the City Manager and the aggrieved employee.
Employee Appeals Board. The following actions may be appealed to the Employee Appeals Board: • Suspensions without pay of more than two (2) days or two (2) shifts for employees who work shifts longer than eight hours; • Demotions, or transfers to a position with less pay; • Termination of employment.
