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No grievance shall be considered under the grievance procedure unless it is presented as provided
below. A grievance must be referred to the next step as provided below or the grievance will be
considered settled on the basis of the last answer given. If a grievance is once settled in any of the
following steps, it shall be considered closed and shall not thereafter be subject to the grievance
procedure or to arbitration. Workdays, workweeks and work years shall mean the
workday/workweek/work year of the grievant.
All grievances over which the Director has no jurisdiction shall be submitted directly to the Business
Administrator within thirty (30) workdays after the aggrieved party knows or should have known of the
act or condition on which the grievance is based. Submission at any level within that thirty (30)-day
period shall establish the timeliness of the grievance.
Step 1
Any employee who has a grievance shall, with or without the employee's union representative, discuss
it first with the Director in an attempt to resolve the matter at that level.
Step 2
If the grievance is not settled within ten (10) workdays after presentation at Step 1, the grievant shall,
within ten (10) workdays thereafter, set forth the grievance in writing to the Director specifying:
a. The specific nature of the grievance and the date it occurred;
b. The provision(s) of this Agreement which is alleged to have been violated:
c. The nature and extent of the injury, loss or inconvenience;
d. The results of previous discussions;
e. The basis for dissatisfaction with the decisions previously rendered;
f. The remedy which is desired.
The grievance shall be signed by the aggrieved employee and Union representative before being
presented to the Supervisor in Step 2.
If the grievance is not received in writing by the Director in Step 2 within thirty (30) workdays after the
aggrieved party knows or should have known of the act or condition on which the grievance is based,
the grievance will be considered as waived. An alleged waiver will be subject to arbitration pursuant to
the provision of this Article. The Director shall act upon the grievance within five (5) workdays after
receipt at Step 2 and shall communicate the decision in writing to the UNION.
Sten 3
If the issue is not resolved after Step 2, the grievance shall, within five (5) workdays after receipt of the
Director's decision be submitted to the Business Administrator. The Business Administrator shall act
upon the grievance within a period not to exceed ten (10) workdays and shall communicate the
decision in writing to the UNION.
Sten 4
If the issue is not resolved after Step 3, the grievance shall, within five (5) workdays after receipt of the
decision, be submitted to the Superintendent. The Superintendent shall act upon the grievance within
a period not to exceed ten (10) workdays and shall communicate the decision in writing to the UNION.
