Hearing Procedure A. The Personnel Commission may conduct hearings of appeals or may appoint a hearing officer to conduct the hearing and report findings and recommendations to the Commission. If the Personnel Commission orders a hearing, said hearing shall be held in closed session. The employee shall be given written notice of his or her right to have the complaints or charges heard in an open session rather than closed session pursuant to Government Code section 54957. The notice shall be delivered to the employee personally or by mail at least twenty-four (24) hours before the time for holding the closed session.
B. Hearings shall be conducted in the manner most conducive to determination of the truth, and neither the Commission nor its hearing officer shall be bound by technical rules of evidence. Decisions made by the Commission shall not be invalidated by any informality in the proceedings.
C. The Personnel Commission or its hearing officer shall determine the relevancy, weight, and credibility of testimony and evidence. It shall base its findings on the preponderance of evidence.
D. Each side will be permitted an opening statement (Board first) and closing arguments (employee first). The Board shall first present its witnesses and evidence to sustain its charges and the employee will then present his witnesses and evidence in defense.
E. Each side will be allowed to examine and cross-examine witnesses.
F. Both the Board and the employee will be allowed to be represented by legal counsel or other designated representation. The employee may, at his/her option, be represented by legal counsel and/or union representation, or any other person designated by the employee. If the employee files an appeal, the employee shall be required to attend the Commission Appeal Hearing, even if the employee’s designated representative appears on his/her behalf. If the employee fails to appear, the employee will be deemed to have forfeited his/her rights to further appeal and the Personnel Commission shall allow the Board of Trustee’s disciplinary action to stand.
G. The Commission may, and shall, if requested by the Board or the employee, subpoena witnesses and/or require the production of records or other material evidence.
H. The Commission may, prior to or during a hearing, grant a continuance for any reason it believes to be important to its reaching a fair and proper decision.
I. Whether the hearing is held in a public or Executive Session, the Commission, after it concludes the hearing, may deliberate its decision in Executive Session. No persons other than members of the Commission, its counsel, and the Director of Personnel shall be permitted to participate in the deliberations. If the Personnel Director or any staff was a witness in the proceedings, he shall also be barred from the Commission's final deliberations.
J. The Commission shall render its judgment in an open session as soon after the conclusion of the hearing as possible and in no event later than fourteen (14) days. Its decision shall set forth which charges, if any, are sustained and the reasons therefore.
K. The Commission may sustain or reject any or all of the charges filed against the employee. It may sustain, reject, or modify the disciplinary action invoked against the employee. It may not provide for discipline more stringent than that invoked by the Board.
L. The Commission order of judgment will be filed with the Governing Board and the charged employee and shall set forth its findings and decision. If a dismissal is not sustained, its order shall set forth the effective date the employee is to be reinstated which may be any time on or after the date of disciplinary action.
Hearing Procedures The hearing shall be held at the earliest convenient date, taking into consideration the established schedule of the Board or hearing officer and the availability of the CSEA representative, counsel and witnesses. The parties shall be notified of the time and place of the hearing after ensuring availability of all necessary parties. The employee shall be entitled to appear personally, produce evidence, and have CSEA representation. The employee shall be entitled to a public hearing if he/she demands it when the Board is hearing the appeal.
18.12.1 The complainant may also be represented by counsel. The procedure entitled "Administrative Adjudication" commencing with Government Code 11500 shall not apply to any such hearing before the Board or a hearing officer. Neither the Board nor a hearing officer shall be bound by rules of evidence used in California courts. Informality in any such hearing shall not invalidate any order or decision made or approved by the hearing officer or the Board.
18.12.2 All hearings shall be heard by a hearing officer (who shall be an attorney licensed in the State of California) except in those cases where the Board determines to hear the appeal itself. In any case in which the Board hears the appeal, the Board may use the services of its counsel or a hearing officer in ruling upon procedural questions, objections to evidence, and issues of law. However, the Board must employ separate counsel from the one presenting the case for the complainant.
18.12.3 If the appeal is heard by the Board, the Board shall affirm, modify or revoke the recommended personnel action.
18.12.4 If the appeal is heard by a hearing officer, he/she shall prepare a proposed decision in a form that may be adopted by the Board as the decision in the case. A copy of the proposed decision shall be received and filed by the Board and furnished to each party within ten days after the proposed decision is filed by the Board. After furnishing the proposed decision to each party, the Board may:
18.1.4.1 Adopt the proposed decision in its entirety.
18.1.4.2 Reduce the personnel action set forth in the proposed decision and adopt the balance of the proposed decision.
18.1.4.3 Reject a proposed reduction in personnel action, approve the disciplinary action sought by the complainant or any lesser penalty, and adopt the balance of the proposed decision.
18.1.4.4 Reject the proposed decision in its entirety.
18.12.5 If the Board rejects the proposed decision in its entirety, each party shall be notified of such action and the Board may decide the case upon the record including the transcript, with or without the taking of additional evidence, or may refer the case to the same or another hearing officer to take additional evidence. If the case is so assigned to a hearing officer, he/she shall prepare a proposed decision, as provided in item Section 18.12.4 above, upon the additional evidence and the transcript and other papers which are part of the record of the prior hearing. A copy of this proposed decision shall be furnished to each party within 10 days after the proposed decision is filed by the Board.
18.12.6 In arriving at a decision or a proposed decision on the propriety of the proposed disciplinary action, the Board or the hearing officer may consider the records of any prior disciplinary action proceedings against the employee in which a disciplinary action was ultimately sustained and any records that were contained in the employee's personnel files and introduced into evidence at the hearing.
Bidding Process 3.1. Bidding shall generally commence based on the sequence of the lot being shown on the PAH Website. However the Auctioneer has the right to vary the sequence without having to give prior notice to the intended bidders.
3.2. It shall be the responsibilities of the E-bidders to login through PAH website to wait for the turn to bid for the property lot in which they intend to bid.
3.3. The Auctioneer has the discretion to set a new reserve price in the event that there is more than one (1) registered bidder.
3.4. The amount of incremental bid will appear on the website prior to the commencement of the auction.
3.5. Registered online Bidders shall start bidding online by pressing the BID Button using their own gadgets with internet connection. If your bid is the highest, it will be denoted by a Green Coloured Box otherwise it will be a Red Coloured Box The highest bid shall flash 10 seconds (subject to change) interval for four (4) times " Calling Once, Calling Twice, Last Call and Sold". E-bidders may submit their bid at any of these stages of biddings by pressing the BID button. The successful bidder's bid will be denoted by a green coloured screen. The highest bidder shall be declared as the successful purchaser upon the fall of the hammer.
3.6. In the event that there is no bid after forty(40) seconds from the time of commencement of the auction, the auction shall be aborted.
3.7. Any bid once entered by the registered online E-bidders shall be binding and the bid shall not be withdrawn or retracted in any manner whatsoever after the fall of the hammer.
3.8. Both the successful and unsuccessful bidders will be notified by the Auctioneer through the website and also via E-mail where further directions are given in order to conclude the sale of the auction property.
3.9. In the event of any dispute, the decision of the Auctioneer shall be final and binding on all bidders.
3.10. Unsuccessful E-bidders shall have the deposit refunded to the same bank account from which the deposit transfer was made within two (2) working days from the date of auction.
3.11. The information shown and/or prompted on the screen handled by the PAH website in regards to the auction in particular the increment of the bidding price during the bidding process and the declaration of the successful bidder shall be final and conclusive.
Offering Process In connection with the Offering, each of the Co-Managers will:
a. Familiarize itself to the extent it deems appropriate with the business, operations, financial condition and prospects of the Client, including the artwork to be beneficially owned by the Client and information relating to the acquisition of the artwork by Client and its affiliates;
b. Review to its satisfaction the final offering circular filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) pursuant to Rule 253(g) (the “Offering Circular”) and such other documents to be used by such Co-Manager (the “Offering Materials”) in connection with the offering of the Securities; and
c. Review to its satisfaction the active and planned operational practices and procedures of the Client in the conduct of the Offering and assist the Client to meet certain applicable rules and regulations promulgated by, and guidance issued by, the SEC and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). If each of the Co-Managers is satisfied with the results of its due diligence of Client, each Co-Manager Adviser will then be authorized to:
a. Identify and contact possible high net-worth, ultra-high net-worth, and institutional investors, which might have an interest in receiving the Offering Materials and evaluating participation in the Offering;
b. Engage in conversations with potential investors that express an interest in learning more about the Offering (and similar transactions) via the Masterworks Platform and were directed to the Co-Manager by the Masterworks Platform, which is controlled by an affiliate of the Client;
c. Use the Offering Circular (and any other Offering Materials approved by the Client and such Co-Manager) for solicitation purposes, which the Client will distribute via the Masterworks Platform to each potential investor concurrently with or in advance of any oral communication by a registered representative with such potential investor;
d. Attend meetings with Client and potential investors, and assist the Client in responding to due diligence requests from potential investors;
e. Ensure to its satisfaction that Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) procedures are implemented for all potential investors in the Offering;
f. Ensure to its satisfaction that suitability assessments are conducted for all potential investors with which such Co-Manager has any communications; and
g. Generally assist the Client in its sale of securities to those potential investors accepted by Client in the Offering.
Ordering Process 6.4.1 CLEC, or CLEC's agent, shall act as the single point of contact for its End User Customers' service needs, including without limitation, sales, service design, order taking, Provisioning, change orders, training, maintenance, trouble reports, repair, post-sale servicing, Billing, collection and inquiry. CLEC's End User Customers contacting Qwest in error will be instructed to contact CLEC; and Qwest's End User Customers contacting CLEC in error will be instructed to contact Qwest. In responding to calls, neither Party shall make disparaging remarks about each other. To the extent the correct provider can be determined, misdirected calls received by either Party will be referred to the proper provider of local Exchange Service; however, nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to prohibit Qwest or CLEC from discussing its products and services with CLEC's or Qwest's End User Customers who call the other Party seeking such information.
6.4.2 CLEC shall transmit to Qwest all information necessary for the ordering (Billing, Directory Listing and other information), installation, repair, maintenance and post-installation servicing according to Qwest's standard procedures, as described in the Qwest Product Catalog (PCAT) available on Qwest's public web site located at xxxx://xxx.xxxxx.xxx/wholesale/pcat. Information shall be provided using Qwest's designated Local Service Request (LSR) format which may include the LSR, End User Customer and resale forms.
6.4.3 Qwest will use the same performance standards and criteria for installation, Provisioning, maintenance, and repair of services provided to CLEC for resale under this Agreement as Qwest provides to itself, its Affiliates, its subsidiaries, other Resellers, and Qwest retail End User Customers. The installation, Provisioning, maintenance, and repair processes for CLEC's resale service requests are detailed in the Access to OSS Section of this Agreement, and are applicable whether CLEC's resale service requests are submitted via Operational Support System or by facsimile.
6.4.4 CLEC is responsible for providing to Qwest complete and accurate End User Customer Directory Listing information including initial and updated information for Directory Assistance Service, white pages directories, and E911/911 Emergency Services. The Ancillary Services Section of this Agreement contains complete terms and conditions for Directory Listings for Directory Assistance Services, white pages directories, and E911/911 Emergency Services.
6.4.5 If Qwest's retail End User Customer, or the End User Customer's New Service Provider orders the discontinuance of the End User Customer's existing Qwest service in anticipation of the End User Customer moving to a New Service Provider, Qwest will render its closing xxxx to the End User Customer, discontinuing Billing as of the date of the discontinuance of Qwest's service to the End User Customer. If the Current Service Provider, or if the End User Customer's New Service Provider orders the discontinuance of existing resold service from the Current Service Provider, Qwest will xxxx the Current Service Provider for service through the date the End User Customer receives resold service from the Current Service Provider. Qwest will notify CLEC by Operational Support System interface, facsimile, or by other agreed-upon processes when an End User Customer moves from the Current Service Provider to a New Service Provider. Qwest will not provide the Current Service Provider with the name of the New Service Provider selected by the End User Customer.
6.4.6 CLEC shall provide Qwest and Qwest shall provide CLEC with points of contact for order entry, problem resolution and repair of the resold services. These points of contact will be identified for both CLEC and Qwest in the event special attention is required on a service request.
6.4.7 Prior to placing orders on behalf of the End User Customer, CLEC shall be responsible for obtaining and having in its possession Proof of Authorization (POA), as set forth in the POA Section of this Agreement.
6.4.8 Due Date intervals for CLEC's resale service requests are established when service requests are received by Qwest through Operational Support Systems or by facsimile. Intervals provided to CLEC shall be equivalent to intervals provided by Qwest to itself, its Affiliates, its subsidiaries, other Resellers, and to Qwest's retail End User Customers.
Complaints Process The School shall establish and adhere to a process for resolving public complaints which shall include an opportunity for complainants to be heard. The final administrative appeal shall be heard by the School's Governing Board, except where the complaint pertains to a possible violation of any law or term under this Contract. The complaints process shall be readily accessible from the School’s website, as described in Section 11.4.1.
Approval Process Tenant shall notify Landlord whether it approves of the submitted working drawings within three business days after Landlord’s submission thereof. If Tenant disapproves of such working drawings, then Tenant shall notify Landlord thereof specifying in reasonable detail the reasons for such disapproval, in which case Landlord shall, within five business days after such notice, revise such working drawings in accordance with Tenant’s objections and submit the revised working drawings to Tenant for its review and approval. Tenant shall notify Landlord in writing whether it approves of the resubmitted working drawings within one business day after its receipt thereof. This process shall be repeated until the working drawings have been finally approved by Landlord and Tenant. If Tenant fails to notify Landlord that it disapproves of the initial working drawings within three business days (or, in the case of resubmitted working drawings, within one business day) after the submission thereof, then Tenant shall be deemed to have approved the working drawings in question. Any delay caused by Tenant’s unreasonable withholding of its consent or delay in giving its written approval as to such working drawings shall constitute a Tenant Delay Day (defined below). If the working drawings are not fully approved (or deemed approved) by both Landlord and Tenant by the 15th business day after the delivery of the initial draft thereof to Tenant, then each day after such time period that such working drawings are not fully approved (or deemed approved) by both Landlord and Tenant shall constitute a Tenant Delay Day.
Bumping Procedure In the application of this Article, permanent part-time employees cannot displace permanent full-time employees or vice versa provided that permanent full-time employees who have exhausted their bumping rights hereunder and are to be laid off from work shall have the right to displace a permanent part-time employee with lesser GO seniority, within their section. Such bumping within the section may only be in a downward or lateral direction provided they are qualified, willing and able to do the work (refer to Schedule “E-I” and “E-I OFPT”). Downward shall be defined as lesser pay per hour and/or lesser hours per week (permanent full-time vs. permanent part-time). Lateral shall be defined as same pay per hour. In the application of this Article, permanent part-time employees cannot displace permanent full-time employees or vice versa provided that permanent full-time employees who have exhausted their bumping rights hereunder and are to be laid off from work, shall have the right to displace any permanent part-time employee with lesser GO Transit seniority, within their section provided they are able, willing and qualified. Due to the nature of the bumping procedure and the unpredictability of the direction and results of that bumping, the layoff must take precedent over all other normal movement of employees (i.e., standing applications). During layoffs an employee may choose to accept an open position for which he/she is qualified rather than bumping within their classification or section and should he/she elect this option, they shall retain recall rights to the original classification without loss of seniority. Where an OFPT employee who has been notified or is on layoff and currently possesses the qualifications and skills of a position they have held previously, then the employee may bump laterally or downward within their section or another section where the previously held position is identified. At the time of layoff the employee must satisfy the criteria identified in the current job description, and the employee must have satisfied the performance standards of that classification. Should the parties agree that the bumping procedure will likely cause significant movement within a classification or section, then the parties may agree to have a “master” sign-up take place which will be the sole responsibility of the Union to administer.
Complaints Procedure (a) A formal complaint must be submitted in writing within six months of the last alleged occurrence.
(b) A complaint must be submitted through the Union and/or directly to the Executive Director (or the equivalent or designate). When the Executive Director has received a complaint, they will notify the respondent and the union staff representative of the substance of the complaint in writing within 15 days.
(c) The complaint must contain the specific instance(s) and date(s) that the alleged harassment occurred, the names of any witnesses, an explanation of how the action constitutes a violation of Article 29 (Harassment), and the remedy sought.
(d) The Executive Director or their designate will investigate the complaint and will complete their report in writing within 30 days.
(e) The Employer will take action to resolve the complaint within 10 days of receiving the investigator's report.
(f) The Employer will advise the respondent, the complainant and the Union in writing of the substance of the investigator's report and the resolution of the complaint.
(g) If the resolution involves separating employees, reasonable efforts will be made to relocate or reschedule the respondent. The complainant may agree in writing to be transferred or rescheduled.
(h) If the resolution involves separating an employee and a respondent who is not an employee, reasonable efforts will be made to remedy the situation.
(i) If the respondent is the Executive Director (or equivalent), or where there are possible systemic issues or multiple complaints, the following process will be used:
(1) The complainant will contact the Union.
(2) As soon as possible but within 30 days the Union will notify the Executive Director (or equivalent) and CSSEA. Clause 29.4 (a) and (c) apply to the notice. CSSEA will inform the Employer's Board of Directors.
(3) CSSEA and the Union will appoint either Xxxxx Xxxxx or Xxxxxx Xxxx to resolve the complaint. (The person appointed is referred to below as "the Appointee".)
(4) After consultation with the parties involved, the Appointee will establish the process to resolve the complaint. The process may include - at the Appointee's discretion - any of the following (or any combination of them): fact-finding, mediation, making recommendations or a full report, or conducting an expedited arbitration. In exercising their discretion with respect to the process, the Appointee will consider the parties' desire that the process be fair and expeditious, that it minimizes disruption in the workplace, that it respects individual privacy to the degree possible in the circumstances, and that it keeps costs to a reasonable level. The Appointee will submit any report or recommendations to CSSEA and the Union. The report and recommendations will remain confidential, except for distribution to the Employer's Board of Directors, the complainant and the respondent. The Appointee may stipulate conditions she/he deems appropriate with respect to distribution. Any outcomes of the process are without prejudice or precedent for other proceedings.
(5) The Appointee's fees and expenses will be shared by the Employer and the Union.
(j) The Employer may take appropriate action, including discipline, against a complainant if the investigation determines that the complaint is frivolous, vindictive or vexatious.
HIRING PROCEDURE 5.1 At the Pre-job Conference the Employer may request and the Local Union shall clear:
5.1.1 Up to ten percent (10%) of the Principal Operators excluding mechanics, required for the job from other Locals of the Union and each such Principal Operator shall be entitled to perform only the work for which he is cleared. Up to one- half (½) of those Principal Operators cleared under this provision may commence employment at the start of the Right-of-Way operations and the balance of those Principal Operators cleared under this provision may commence employment not prior to the start of the Pipe Gang operations.
5.1.2 Up to fifty percent (50%) of the mechanics, utility welders and lubrication and service unit operators required for the job who are members of another Local of the Union. This ratio shall be maintained on a "one-to-one" basis for the duration of the job. The first employee shall be a member of the Local Union having geographic jurisdiction for the job.
5.1.3 The Employer shall have the right to name request by classification up to fifty percent (50%) of the required employees who are members of the Local Union. Those employees hired under the provisions of Article 5.1.1 and 5.1.2 above shall be included in the fifty percent (50%). This ratio shall be maintained on a one-to-one basis for the duration of the job. Thereafter the Employer shall notify the Local Union of all his employee requirements and shall only hire those who have been cleared for work by the Local Union having jurisdiction.
5.2 The Local Union shall be given forty-eight (48) hours exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays to supply the required employees but shall advise the Employer of expected delays in dispatching any employees within forty- eight (48) hours. Employees shall be entitled to Waiting Time or Reporting Time upon arrival at the jobsite on the day designated by the Employer for arrival, if no work is provided.
5.3 All employees shall be in possession of a referral slip from the Local Union for identification purposes unless the Local Union otherwise clears an employee for hire by telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or other means of written communication. All out-of-province employees must provide the Local Union having jurisdiction with a copy of a duly authorized Travel Card issued by his/her home Local prior to being issued a referral slip and cleared to work.
5.4 Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Employer shall have the right to refuse any referral provided the cause for such refusal is stated and shall not be unreasonable.
5.5 If the Local Union is unable to supply the required employees in accordance with Article 5.2, the Employer may obtain employees elsewhere, subject to the provisions of Article 3.3.
5.6 In the event the Local Union is unable to supply the required qualified employees, the Employer will provide every opportunity to any employee who has successfully completed a pipeline Operating Engineers training course, and is approved by a joint training committee, and the employee will be admitted to membership in the Local Union in accordance with Article
