Fire Chief. The grievance shall first be submitted to the Fire Chief in writing. The written grievance must be submitted within seven (7) calendar days after the event giving rise to the grievance occurred or was first known to the grievant. The Fire Chief shall give his answer to the grievance within seven (7) calendar days from the date of its submission.
Fire Chief. If the grievance is not resolved in Step 1, the employee or his representative shall present a written grievance to the Fire Chief or his designee within fourteen (14) calendar days from the response to the grievance from the Administrative Assistant Chief. The Fire Chief or his designee shall conduct a hearing and issue a response, in writing, within fourteen (14) calendar days from the receipt of the grievance.
Fire Chief. If a mutually acceptable solution has not been reached at Step 1 or 2 of the Formal Grievance Procedure, the grievant shall submit the written grievance to the Fire Chief within five (5) working days of the receipt of written response of the Human Resources Director or designee. Step 4 – Pre-Arbitration Process. If the grievance has not been satisfactorily resolved at Step 3, a written appeal to arbitration must be filed concurrently with the Human Resources Director or designee and the Union within five (5) working days of notification of the decision by the Fire Chief. The appeal must be presented on the aforementioned grievance form along with a copy of any pertinent documents and must state that a resolution of the issue was unattainable through the informal and formal procedures through Step 3 and a formal hearing is now requested.
Fire Chief. Grievances submitted at Step 1 will be filed with the Fire Chief. There will be a mandatory meeting to discuss the grievance. The Fire Chief will respond in writing to the grievant or his or her Association representative within ten (10) business days of receipt.
Fire Chief. The employee may then present the written grievance form to the fire chief, or designee, within twenty (20) work days of the event(s) giving rise to the grievance, or within twenty work days from when they reasonably should have been discovered by such employee. The Chief will meet with the Grievant and respond in writing within five (5) work days of receipt of the grievance. If the Grievant does not refer the grievance to Step 2 of the grievance procedure within ten (10) work days of the Chief’s response, the grievance shall be considered to be satisfactorily settled. In the absence of the Fire Chief or designee, the grievance “clock” may be stopped by the City for no more than ten (10) work days, then the grievance is referred directly to Step 2. City will coordinate this process with the grievant.
Fire Chief. FCFA's Fire Chief or his/her designee shall be immediately available for response and management of emergency incidents as necessary to provide incident command and coordination functions within the jurisdictional boundaries of Oceano over the term of this Agreement.
Fire Chief. Fire Chief of a county, city, fire protection district, community service district, zone of increased benefit or hose company.
Fire Chief. General Manager, Human Resources and Corporate Services General Manager, Community and Safety Services
Fire Chief. If the grievance has not been satisfactorily resolved in Step 3, the grievant may request that the grievance be advanced to the Fire Chief for investigation and determination. Such request must be in writing and made by the employee within ten (10) calendar days of receipt of the decision in Step 3. Within 15 calendar days of receipt of the grievance, the Fire Chief shall conduct an investigation of the facts and information relative to the grievance, and meet with the grievant and their representative to discuss the grievance. Within fifteen (15) calendar days of the meeting, the Fire Chief shall render a written decision to the grievant with copies to CVPF.
Fire Chief. The Fire Chief shall be an employee of the City under the direction of the Mayor. It is understood that the authority to hire, discipline, commend, or terminate the Fire Chief is the Mayor’s. However, inasmuch as the Fire Chief is the primary contact and administrator of services provided to the District, it is in the interest of both parties to allow input into the process of hiring, discipline, commendation, or termination of the Chief. The Mayor shall include the district commissioners, to the extent possible, in the interview process for hiring any new Chief, and shall also include the commissioners in the performance evaluation process by meeting with the district commissioners at least annually to discuss the position and performance of the Fire Chief. Any input by the commissioners may be used in making decisions. The content of any discussion shall remain confidential due to the personnel nature of the discussion. The elected officials shall be notified of any significant decisions regarding the hiring, discipline, commendation, or termination of the Fire Chief prior to the information becoming public.
