Final Rules (Amended 2022 09 19)_Rule 1 Corrected (1) - Flipbook - Page 59
RULE 12
(2) Step Two (Grievance to Department Head): If the grievant disagrees with the
supervisor’s decision on the grievance (Step One), the grievant shall forward the
completed grievance form to the grievant’s Department Head within ten (10) working
days after the receipt of the supervisor’s written response.
i.
The Department Head or the Department Head’s designee shall investigate
the case and discuss the matter in a joint meeting with the grievant and the
grievant’s supervisor within ten (10) working days of the receipt of the
completed Formal Written Grievance Form.
ii.
The Department Head shall respond in writing within fifteen (15) working
days following the joint meeting.
In cases where the grievant’s supervisor is also the Department Head, the grievant
can proceed to the next step, from Step One to Step Three.
(3) Step Three (Grievance to City Manager): If the grievant disagrees with the
Department Head’s decision and chooses to proceed, the grievant shall forward the
completed Grievance Form to the City Manager through the Human Resources
Director within ten (10) working days after receipt of the decision from the
Department Head.
i.
The Human Resources Director shall compile the record of the grievance
and prepare a report for the City Manager within five (5) working days after
receipt of the completed grievance form.
ii.
The Human Resources Director, having received the completed grievance
form, shall facilitate a meeting between the City Manager, the grievant and the
grievant’s department head within fifteen (15) working days after receipt of
the completed grievance form, or at a date to be determined by mutual
agreement confirmed in writing. The Human Resources Director may be
present at said meeting if requested by the grievant and/or the department
head.
iii. The City Manager shall notify the grievant within fifteen (15) working days of
the joint meeting, or later if extended by mutual consent of both parties and
confirmed in writing, and notify the grievant and the Department Head of the
decision.
iv. If no notice of the decision is provided by the City Manager within the fifteen
(15) working days time limit, the Human Resources Director shall notify the
Commission and the Commission shall schedule a grievance appeal hearing
for the grievant.
(4) Step Four (Grievance to Commission): If the grievant disagrees with the City
Manager’s decision, the grievant may appeal the decision to the Commission no later
than fifteen (15) working days after the receipt of the City Manager decision.
i.
The grievant shall state what type of grievance hearing is desired, open or
closed, by specifying such request on the completed grievance form.
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