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anticipates that such meetings will involve questioning that may lead to disciplinary action. Such a request is subject to the restrictions of the Weingarten decision. Section 27. Grievances 27.1 A grievance is any dispute which involves the interpretation or application of any provision of this Memorandum of Understanding excluding, however, those provisions of this Memorandum of Understanding which specifically provide that the decision of any City official shall be final, the interpretation or application of those provisions not being subject to the grievance procedure. 27.2 Grievances shall be processed in the following manner: (I) Within thirty(30) calendar days after the occurrence of an event giving rise to a grievance, an employee may request a meeting to discuss the grievance with such management official as the employee's Department Head may designate. Such request shall be made in writing to the Department Head. (2) If the grievance remains unresolved, the written grievance may be filed with the Department Head who shall investigate the grievance and render a decision within ten(10)working days from the date the grievance is received. For purposes of Section 27.2, "working days" shall be defined as Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. (3a) Non Discipline Grievances: Within ten (10) working days from receipt of the Department Head's decision in Step 2 above, the employee or official of the Union may notify the Director of Human Resources and Labor Relations in writing that a grievance exists, stating the particulars of the grievance, citing the specific section of this Memorandum of Understanding he/she believes to have been violated, and, if possible, the nature of the determination desired. The Director of Human Resources and Labor Relations shall have ten (10) working days from receipt of notification in which to investigate the issues, meet with the complainant and attempt to reach a satisfactory resolution of the problem. No grievance may be processed under paragraph (4) below, which has not first been filed and investigated in accordance with this paragraph (3a). (3b) Discipline Grievances: Grievances involving demotion, reduction in pay, suspension, dismissal of an employee shall be filed in writing with the Director of Human Resources and Labor Relations within seven (7) working days of the date the employee was notified of such action. The Director of Human Resources and Labor Relations shall have ten (10) working days from receipt of the grievance to investigate the issues, meet with the employee and attempt to reach a satisfactory resolution of the appeal. (4) If the parties are unable to reach a mutually satisfactory accord on any grievance which arises and is presented during the term of this Memorandum of Understanding, the employee shall, within ten (10)working days of receipt of the _38 -