CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA PACKET

4938-6770-8028 v1 -46 - Grievances regarding Definition and Procedure. A “grievance” is any dispute which involves the interpretation or application of any provision of this MOU. Grievances filed to appeal an Order and Notice of Action must be filed at Step 3 within ten (10) calendar days after service of said order. B. Grievances Memorandum of Understandingfiled on violations of this MOU must be filed within thirty (30) calendar days of the incident or occurrence about which the grievant claims to have a grievance and shall be processed in the following manner: 1. 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'semployee’s Department Head may designate. Such request shall be made in writing to the Department Head. Step 1: If the grievance remains unresolved, thea written grievance may be filed with the Department Head who. Within ten (10) working days, the Department Head shall investigatemeet with the grievant and the Union to discuss the grievance and render a. A decision shall be issued within ten (10) working days from the date the grievance meeting is held. For purposes of Section 27.2, “working days” shall be defined as Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. 2. is received. For purposes of Section 27.2, “working days” shall be defined as Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Within ten (10) working days from receipt of the Department Head's decision in Step 2 above, the employee : Grievances regarding interpretation or official of the Union may notifyapplication of any provision of this MOU (non-disciplinary) that are not resolved at Step 1 shall be filed in writing within ten (10) working days with the Director of Human Resources and Labor Relations in writing that a grievance exists, stating the particulars. SMCS Mediation by Mutual Agreement. For grievances regarding interpretation or application of the grievance, citing the specific section of this Memorandum of Understanding they believe to have been violated, and, if possible, the nature of the determination desired. any provision of this MOU (non-disciplinary) only: the parties may, by mutual agreement, submit said grievance to the State Mediation and Conciliation Service (SMCS) for non-binding mediation. The fees of the SMCS mediator shall be shared equally by the parties. This mediation process is not available for grievances regarding discipline. 3. For Grievances involving demotion, suspension, dismissal of an employee shall be filed within ten (10) 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 notification in whichthe grievance to investigate the issues, meet with the complainant and attempt to reach a satisfactory resolution of the Page 113 of 200