regularly scheduled meeting. Once the request is placed on the agenda for a
regularly scheduled meeting of the Commission, then
Step HI:
The Fire Commission shall, at their next regularly scheduled meeting, consider the
grievance and within ten (10) working days of the said meeting, notify the Union
in writing of their disposition of the grievance. In the event the employee and the
Union are not in accord with the disposition by the Commission, then
Step IV:
Within thirty (30) days of the documented receipt of the Commissioners ruling by
the Union, either the Union or the City will have the option of submitting any
remaining disagreement over the interpretation or application of a specific
provision of this Agreement, settled by arbitration. The parties agree to submit
such grievances to the Public Employee Labor Relations Board and to abide by the
rules and procedures set forth by said Board, or may submit them to a different
arbitrator agreed by the parties. Determinations and decisions set forth by said
arbitrator shall be final and binding upon the parties. Each party to the arbitration
shall assume its own expenses and an equal share of the expenses of the arbitrator.
The Demand for Arbitration must be postmarked within thirty (30) days of the
documented receipt of the Commissioners ruling by the Union.
B. — The times for taking action stated above may be extended by mutual
consent in writing, but all the steps of this procedure shall be handled as
expeditiously as possible with a view to promoting and maintaining complete
harmony. Request of either party for extensions of time shall not be unreasonably
denied.
C. No decision under this grievance procedure by a bargaining unit
member acting as a hearing officer because of his or her position as Division
Supervisor shall be binding on the City.
Article 20 - PAID HOLIDAYS
A. | Employees on or off duty who qualify shall be paid one-fourth (1/4)
of the qualified employee’s weekly pay. The paid holidays are as follows:
New Year's Day Martin Luther King Day
Presidents Day The fourth Monday tn April
Memorial Day Flag Day
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