Grievance Chairman. The Lodge President shall appoint a member from each unit as Grievance Chairman for the unit. The Lodge President shall also name an alternate from each unit who shall serve as Grievance Chairman in the absence or unavailability of the Grievance Chairman. The Lodge will notify the City in writing who the Grievance Chairman and alternate(s) are. No other member will be permitted to act as the Grievance Chairman. The authorized functions of the Grievance Chairman shall include the following: A. Attendance at any City/Lodge joint meeting relating to member relations and/or grievances; B. Representing the Lodge in investigating and processing grievances in the Grievance Procedure; C. Providing general supervision and coordination of grievances in the progress; and D. Acting as a liaison between the City and the Lodge on matters concerning grievances. Each Grievance Chairman shall be released, on straight time pay, from normal duty hours, upon notifying his or her supervisor, to participate in the aforementioned grievance-related duties without loss of pay or benefits. The City, upon reasonable notice by the Lodge, shall permit the Grievance Chairmen to be released with pay, not to exceed a cumulative total of forty (40) hours annually to be used among all Grievance Chairmen, to attend training sessions sponsored by the Lodge related to Contract administration and conduct of the grievance/arbitration procedure.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Contract Between City of Whitehall, Ohio and the Fraternal Order of Police, Capital City Lodge 9
