Common use of Safety-Service Director Clause in Contracts

Safety-Service Director. If the grievance is not settled at Step 1, the grievant may within five (5) working days after the receipt of the Step 1 answer, appeal the grievance in writing to the Safety Service Director. The Safety Service Director shall have seven (7) working days to schedule a meeting. The Director of Safety Service shall meet with the grievant, and if so requested, the Union's Legal Counsel, and/or, if necessary, the Officer in Charge, and any other Officers of the Department, the Police Chief. Legal counsel or other members of the administration may attend grievance meeting at the Safety Director’s request. The grievant(s) will attend this Step of the grievance procedure when so authorized by the Official Grievance Committee. It shall be the responsibility of the Safety Service Director to investigate the allegations and provide the Official Grievance Committee with his written answer to the grievance within seven (7) working days after the meeting. If no meeting was deemed necessary, the response shall be provided to the Official Grievance Committee within (7) working days after the grievance was received at this Step.