Referral to Department Director. The grievance may be referred to the Director's level and shall include a copy of the original grievance, the decision rendered at the Deputy Director's level, and a clear, concise statement of the reasons for the referral. The Director of Public Works may designate a personnel representative to investigate the merits of the complaint, to meet with the complaining employee (and/or the employee's xxxxxxx or Union representative); if the grievant is not the Union itself, to meet with the officials of the Union; and to settle such grievance or to make recommendations thereon to the City Manager in his or her capacity as an employee relations officer. The Director of Public Works shall issue a formal written decision within five (5) days of receipt of the grievance or if a meeting is held with the employee and his or her Union, the meeting must be held within ten (10) days of receiving the referral. The Director of Public Works or his or her designee shall issue a written decision within five (5) days from his or her meeting with the complaining employee and/or Union representative. If the issue is not resolved the grievance may be referred to the Third Formal Step within thirty (30) days of receipt of the response from the Director of Public Works.
Referral to Department Director. Any employee or any official of the employee organization which has been formally recognized by the City and which has jurisdiction over any position directly affected by the grievance may notify the Department Director in writing that a grievance exists, This notification must be submitted within seven (7) calendar days of the initial discussion, or within the initial fourteen (14) calendar day period specified in 24.1 above. In such notification, the grievant must state the particulars of the grievance, the provision of the MOU that is alleged to have been violated and, the desired resolution/outcome. No grievance may be processed under subsection 24.3 below which has not first been filed and investigated in pursuance of this subsection 24.2. The Department Director shall have fourteen (14) calendar days to respond to the grievance. A grievance which remains unresolved after the response by the Department Director may be referred to the Adjustment Board within fourteen (14) calendar days of the Department Director’s response provided for above. An Adjustment Board will be scheduled within thirty
