Grievance Adjustment Steps Sample Clauses

Grievance Adjustment Steps. Grievances shall be processed within ten (10) days of the date on which the grievance occurred or the employee's knowledge thereof in the following manner: Step 1: An employee or the Association shall discuss the grievance with the employee's immediate supervisor outside of the bargaining unit. The employee may meet with or without an Association representative. The supervisor shall respond to the grievance as quickly as possible but no later than ten (10) days after the grievance is first discussed. Step 2: If, within ten (10) days from receipt of the immediate supervisor's reply, the grievance remains unresolved, the employee or the Association shall submit written grievance to the Chief or, in the absence of the Chief, his designee. In the event the grievance is filed by an employee, a copy will also be provided to the Association. The grievance must include: 1) a statement of the grievance and relevant facts; 2) the specific provisions of the Agreement violated; and 3) the remedy sought. The Chief or designee shall meet with the grievant and the Association and attempt to resolve the grievance. The Chief or designee shall respond to the employee in writing within ten (10) days of the meeting with a copy to the Association. Step 3: If within ten (10) days from receipt of the Chief’s reply, the grievance remains unresolved, the grievance may be submitted to the City Manager. The City Manager or designee may meet with the aggrieved party, the Human Resources Director, the Chief, the employee's immediate supervisor, and the Association representative, and shall respond within ten (10) days Step 4: If the grievance still remains unsettled, the Association or a non-member of the Association grieving discipline may, within ten (10) days after the reply of the City Manager, serve written notice to the City Manager of the Association's intent to arbitrate the grievance.