Common use of Referral to Department Director Clause in Contracts

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