First Level of Review. 12.6.1 Either the supervising manager or the grievant may request a conference with the other. At such a conference, the parties may exchange written and oral information about the grievance. The grievant and the supervising manager may each have a representative at the conference.
First Level of Review. If the grievance is not settled at Step 1, the grievant may serve written notice of the grievance on a form provided by the department, office or bureau upon the person designated to review the grievance at Step 2 within seven (7) calendar days of receipt of the grievance response at Step 1. Failure of the grievant to serve such written notice shall constitute a waiver of the grievance. If such written notice is served, said person shall meet with the grievant, and a written decision or statement of the facts and issues shall be rendered to the grievant and his/her representative, if any, within fifteen (15) calendar days from the date of service. Failure of Management to respond within such time limit shall entitle the grievant to process his/her grievance at the next level of review.
First Level of Review. If the grievance is not settled at Step 1, the grievant may serve written notice of the grievance on a form provided by the department, office, or bureau upon the Chief of Police via the Employee Relations Administrator to review the grievance at Step 2 within 10 business days of receipt of the grievance response or, in the absence of a response by the immediate supervisor, at the expiration of the time limit for the immediate supervisor to respond at Step 1. Failure of the grievant to serve such written notice shall constitute a waiver of the grievance. If such written notice is served, the management designee shall meet with the grievant, and a written decision or statement of the facts and issues shall be rendered to the grievant and his/her representative, if any, within 10 business days from the date of service. Failure of Management to respond within such time limit shall entitle the grievant to process his/her grievance at Step 3.
First Level of Review. Within seven (7) calendar days after the occurrence of the act or omission giving rise to the grievance, the grievant must present his/her grievance in writing to his/her Immediate Supervisor. This statement shall be a clear concise statement of the grievance, the circumstances involved, the decision rendered at the informal conference, and the specific remedy sought. Following the supervisor's review of the grievance, discussion with the employee if necessary, and consultation with the Director of Administrative Services, the supervisor shall communicate his/her decision to the employee in writing within seven (7) days after receiving the grievance. If the supervisor does not respond within the time limits, the grievant may appeal to the next level. Within the above time limits, either party may request a personal conference. This meeting is a most effective way to discuss and resolve grievances.
First Level of Review. If the grievance is not settled at Step 1, the grievant may serve written notice of the grievance on a form provided by the City Attorney upon the person designated by the City Attorney to review the grievance at Step 2 within seven (7) calendar days of receipt of the grievance response at Step 1. The City Attorney shall, upon request of the grievant or xxxxxxxx's chosen representative, forthwith identify the individual upon whom the written notice may be served. Failure of the grievant to serve such written notice shall constitute a waiver of the grievance. If such written notice is served, said person shall meet with the grievant, and a written decision or statement of the facts and issues shall be rendered to the grievant and his/her representative, if any, within fifteen (15) calendar days from the date of service. Failure of Management to respond within such time limit shall entitle the grievant to process the grievance at the next level of review. Grievance Mediation (Optional) If the written decision at Step 2 does not settle the grievance, within ten (10) calendar days of receipt of such response, or time limits, the grievant and the Association jointly may request mediation by letter to the City Attorney. This procedure is optional. Either the grievant/Association or Management may waive mediation and proceed to the next step in the grievance procedure. Within ten (10) calendar days of receipt of a request for mediation, the City Attorney shall either return the request without action or request that the Employee Relations Board appoint a mediator. The Employee Relations Board shall attempt to obtain the services of a mediator from the State Mediation and Conciliation Service. If a State mediator is unavailable, the Association and Management may jointly agree to a mediator selected by the parties. The fees, if any, of such mediator shall be shared equally by the Association and Management. The primary effort of the mediator should be to assist the parties in settling the grievance in a mutually satisfactory fashion. The mediation procedure shall be informal. Court reporters shall not be allowed to be present, the rules of evidence shall not apply and no record shall be made. The mediator shall determine whether witnesses are necessary in the conduct of the proceedings. If settlement is not possible, the mediator may be requested to provide the parties with an immediate oral opinion as to how the grievance would be decided if it went to arbitratio...
First Level of Review a. If the grievance is not settled at Step 1, the grievant may serve written notice of the grievance on a form provided by the Department within 20 calendar days of receipt of the grievance response at Step 1. Failure of the grievant to serve written notice shall result in the loss of the right to process the grievance.
First Level of Review. The appeal shall be presented in writing to the employee's immediate supervisor, who shall render his/her decision and comments in writing and return them to the employee within fifteen (15) calendar days after receiving the appeal. If the employee does not agree with his/her supervisor's decision, or if no answer has been received within fifteen
First Level of Review. Within seven (7) business days after the informal discussion of the grievance with the employee’s immediate supervisor, the employee shall have the right to file a formal written grievance with the employee’s immediate supervisor. All formal grievances shall comply with the requirements of Section 4.G, above. Within seven (7) business days of receiving a formal written grievance, the immediate supervisor shall render a decision in writing to the employee on the original copy of the grievance. Should the grievance contain more than one issue, the grievant may accept any decision in part, and may continue the grievance process until all issues are resolved.
First Level of Review. The appeal shall be presented in writing to the employee's immediate supervisor, who shall render his/her decision and comments in writing and return them to the employee within fifteen (15) calendar days after receiving the appeal. If the employee does not agree with his/her supervisor's decision, or if no answer has been received within fifteen (15) calendar days, the employee may present the appeal in writing to his/her department head. Failure of the employee to take further action within ten (10) calendar days after receipt of the written decision of his supervisor, or within a total of twenty-five (25) calendar days if no decision is rendered, will constitute a dropping of the appeal.
First Level of Review. 14.6.1 If a grievance has been filed by Local 3 pursuant to Section 14.5, if the Director of Human Resources and Local 3 agree that it is not appropriate to consider the grievance at the first level, the grievance may be initially considered at the second level. The District and Local 3 may also agree to proceed immediately to arbitration on any grievance filed by Local 3.
