Third Step. In the event a grievance has not been satisfactorily resolved at the second step, the aggrieved teacher shall file, within five (5) school days of the principal’s written decision at the second step, a copy of the grievance with the Superintendent. Within ten (10) school days after such written grievance is filed, the aggrieved and the Superintendent or his/her designee shall meet to resolve the grievance. The Superintendent or his/her designee shall file an answer within ten (10) school days of the third step grievance meeting and communicate it in writing to the teacher and the principal.
Third Step. If the employee is not satisfied with the decision of the Department Head, within seven calendar days following receipt of the Department Head’s decision, the employee may submit the performance evaluation appeal to the Human Resources Director. The Human Resources Director, or his/her designee, shall meet with the employee within seven calendar days following receipt of the performance evaluation appeal. The Human Resources Director, or his/her designee, shall make such investigation as required and make recommendations to the City Manager no more than seven calendar days following the meeting with the employee. Within seven calendar days following receipt of the Human Resources Director’s recommendation, the City Manager shall render a written decision, which shall be final.
Third Step. The voltage (U2) between the positive side of the high voltage bus and the electrical chassis is measured and recorded (see Figure 1).
Third Step. If his reply is not satisfactory, the Union shall submit the grievance in writing to the appropriate manager or designate within ten (10) calendar days from the date of the reply from the department manager. The appropriate manager or designate will give his reply within ten (10) calendar days, and if the reply is not considered satisfactory, the Union shall, within twenty (20) calendar days notify the Company in writing of its intention to submit the matter to a Board of Arbitration.
Third Step. In the event a grievance has not been satisfactorily resolved at the second step, the grievant shall file, within five (5) days of the immediate supervisor's or principal's written decision at the second step, a copy of the grievance with the Superintendent. Within five (5) days after such written grievance is filed, the grievant and the Superintendent or his designee shall meet to resolve the grievance. The Superintendent or his designee shall make a decision and communicate it in writing to the grievant and the principal or immediate supervisor within five (5) days after the meeting.
Third Step. If the grievance has not been disposed of in the second step, the employee, within seven (7) working days after receiving the department’s written reply, shall forward the written grievance to the City Manager or the City Manager’s designated representative, who will review the facts and issues and make such further investigation as is necessary and will reach a conclusion at the earliest date consistent with the nature of the investigation and with normal conduct of the City’s business. Upon reaching such conclusion, but in any event within ten (10) working days of the receipt of the grievance statement, the City Manager or the City Manager’s designated representative shall reply in writing to the employee setting forth the City’s decision.
Third Step. In the event a grievance has not been satisfactorily resolved at the second step, the grievant(s) shall file, within five (5) school days of the principal’s written decision or answer at the second step, a copy of the grievance with the Superintendent. Within ten (10) school days after such written grievance is filed, the aggrieved, representative of the aggrieved as desired, the principal and the Superintendent or his designee, shall meet to resolve the grievance. The Superintendent, or his designee, shall file an answer within ten (10) school days of the third step grievance meeting and communicate it in writing to the grievant(s), the principal, and the Association, with a summary of reasons for the decision.
Third Step. If the dispute is not settled to the satisfaction of all concerned parties, then the grievance shall be submitted to the Director of Public Safety and/or her/his designees who shall jointly attempt to settle the dispute. The Directors shall provide a written answer to the grievance within ten (10) work days after the matter has been submitted. If the answer of the Directors is not satisfactory, the Association shall have fifteen (15) work days to appeal the grievance to the Fourth Step of this grievance procedure.
Third Step. If the grievance is not resolved satisfactorily in the second step, there shall be available a third step of impartial binding arbitration. The grievant and the Association shall meet within five (5) working days of disposition of the grievance to discuss the merits of submitting the grievance to arbitration. If the Association determines that the grievance is meritorious it may submit the grievance to arbitration within fifteen (l5) working days. If a demand for arbitration is not filed within twenty (20) working days of the second step reply, the grievance shall be deemed settled on the basis of the second step answer. Grievances which have been processed through the preceding steps of this procedure and only such grievances shall be submitted to arbitration as provided here:
1. The Association shall submit, in writing, a request to the Board to enter into such arbitration. The arbitration proceeding shall be conducted by an arbitrator to be selected by the two parties within five (5) working days after said notice is given. If the two parties fail to reach agreement on an arbitrator within five 5) working days, the Federal Mediation Conciliation Service shall be requested to provide a panel of seven (7) arbitrators residing within a 300 mile radius of Mid-Prairie. This Request shall be in the form of a Written communication from the Association. Each of the two parties shall alternately strike one name at a time from that panel. The first strike shall be determined by lot. The remaining name shall be the arbitrator.
2. The arbitrator shall have no power to alter, change, detract from or add the provisions of this Agreement, but shall have power only to apply & interpret the provisions of this Agreement to the settlement of issues and grievances arising hereunder.
3. The decision of the arbitrator shall be submitted in writing and shall set forth his/her findings of fact, reasoning and conclusions on the issues submitted within twenty (20) working days following the close of the hearing or the submission of briefs by the parties, whichever is later, unless the parties agree to an extension thereof. The decision of the arbitrator shall be binding on the parties.
4. Each party shall bear its own cost and expense of the arbitration proceedings excluding the fee of the arbitrator which shall be shared equally by the Board and the grievant or his/her representative.
Third Step. If the grievance has not been settled in the Second Step and if it is to be appealed to the Third Step, the Association shall notify the Superintendent in writing within five (5) school days after receipt of the Superintendent’s Second Step answer of the desire to appeal. If such appeal is made, the grievance shall be reviewed at a meeting between the Board [or its designated representative(s)], the Superintendent, the grievant, and the Association representative(s) within ten (10) school days after receipt by the Superintendent of the notice of appeal. A written answer shall be given by the Board (or its representative) to the aggrieved teacher and the Association representative(s) within fifteen (15) school days after the date of the Third Step meeting.
