Step III. 12.5.1 If the employee desires to appeal the grievance to Step III, the employee shall complete the appropriate appeal section of the grievance form, sign the appeal, and present the grievance to the Municipal Employee Relations Officer or designee within five (5) working days following receipt of the written decision at Step II.
Step III. The Bureau of Human Resources shall have twenty (20) calendar days in which to reply. If the Bureau of Human Resources does not respond within twenty (20) calendar days, or from the date of the Bureau of Human Resources’ response, the Association will have twenty (20) calendar days to notify the Bureau of Human Resources, in writing, of its intent to arbitrate.
Step III. If the Association is not satisfied with the disposition of the grievance at Step II, the Association may submit the grievance to final and binding arbitration. If a demand for arbitration is not filed with the employer within thirty (30) days of the date of Step II answer, then the grievance shall be deemed withdrawn. If within fifteen (15) days of the filing of the demand with the employer the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator, the demand shall be submitted to the American Arbitration Association which shall act as the administrator of the proceedings. Arbitration proceedings shall be conducted by an arbitrator to be selected by the two parties from a roster of arbitrators provided by the American Arbitration Association. Within seven (7) days after the Association requests binding arbitration, the two parties will request the American Arbitration Association to provide a panel of seven (7) arbitrators. The Association shall strike the first name and then each of the two parties will alternately strike one name at a time from the panel until only one name shall remain. The remaining name shall be the arbitrator. Expenses for the arbitrator's services shall be borne equally by the Board and the Association. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the parties. The arbitrator, in the opinion, shall not amend, modify, nullify, ignore, or add to the provisions of the Agreement.
Step III. If the grievant is not satisfied with the disposition made by the Superintendent or if no disposition has been made within the above- stated time limits, then the grievant shall complete Grievance Report Form, Step III, within ten (10) school days after notification of Step II disposition, and submit the grievance to the Board by filing a copy with the Secretary of the Board. Notification of such an appeal shall be given to the Superintendent. The Board, at its next regularly scheduled meeting or within two (2) weeks of the filing of the appeal, shall meet with the grievant and/or the Association representative, and the Superintendent or designee, to review such grievance in open or executive session at the grievant's option or give such other consideration as it shall deem appropriate. The disposition by the Board shall be made to the grievant by completing Grievance Report Form, Step III, within seven (7) days of the meeting. A notification of such disposition shall be furnished the grievant, the Association, and the Superintendent.
Step III. If the grievance is not settled at Step II, the aggrieved employee shall, within ten (10) working days from the date of the decision at Step II, forward the written grievance to the Director of Corrections. The Director of Corrections, or designee, shall meet with the aggrieved employee and/or his/her designated representative within ten (10) working days after receipt of the grievance. The Director of Corrections, or designee, shall furnish a copy of the decision in writing to the aggrieved employee, with a copy to the F.O.P., within ten (10) working days after the meeting.
Step III. Within the (10) working days of receipt of written notification from the Association, the Superintendent will schedule a meeting between the grievant, one other Association member, the Uniserv Director, the grievant’s immediate supervisor, and the Superintendent to consider the grievance. If satisfaction is not achieved at this meeting, the bargaining unit member or the Association may proceed to Step IV, by so indicating to the Board Secretary in writing.
Step III. If the Association is not satisfied with the disposition of the grievance, or if no disposition has been made within five (5) calendar days of such meeting, the grievance shall be transmitted to the Superintendent within ten (10) days of the meeting. Within seven (7) calendar days of the receipt of the grievance, the superintendent or his designee shall meet with the Association on the grievance and shall indicate his disposition on the grievance in writing within five (5) calendar days of such meeting, and shall furnish a copy thereof to the Association.
Step III. In the event the grievant is not satisfied with the disposition of the grievance at Step II, he/she may, within five (5) days of receipt of the written decision at Step II, submit the grievance to the President or designee. The grievant must inform the President or designee why the previous answer was rejected. Within ten (10) days from the receipt of the grievance, the President or designee shall meet with the interested parties and shall render a written decision within ten (10) days of the meeting.
Step III. If the grievance is not settled at Step II, it may be appealed to the 6 CEO within fourteen (14) days following receipt by the grievant and the 7 Association of the written response at Step II. The parties shall meet within 8 ten (10) days of receipt of the appeal at a mutually convenient time to 9 attempt to resolve the grievance. The CEO will issue a written response to 10 the grievant and the Association within fourteen (14) days following the 11 meeting.
Step III. If the employee is dissatisfied with the decision of the Immediate Supervisor, they may, within five days, appeal to the Department Head on the form approved by the City for that purpose. The Department Head shall render a decision in writing within ten days on the approved form.
