member, whois not affiliated with either organization. The committee shall review
this Article 18, and propose changes to this Article to the Board of Fire
Commissioners and the Union. This committee shall be formed within 60 days of
signing and shall have a report for members to vote on by September 1, 2021.
Article 19 - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
A. _ Itshall be the purpose of this grievance procedure to settle grievances
between the City and the Union as expeditiously and fairly as possible. Any
difference as to the interpretation of this Agreement in tts application to a
particular situation, or as to whether it has been observed and performed, shall be a
grievance under this Agreement and the parties shall observe the following
procedure for the adjustment and settlement of such grievance.
Step I:
Within thirty (30) days of when the grievant knew or should have known of the act
or condition on which the grievance is based, the grievance shall be reduced to
writing, signed by the employee and the Union, and presented to the Deputy Chief
or Division Supervisor. Ifthe grievance is not settled within seven (7) workdays of
its receipt by the Deputy Chief or division supervisor, then
Step I:
The Union may take the matter up with the Chief by submitting to him a written
copy of the grievance together with such other evidence as it wishes him to
consider. The Chief shall have fourteen (14) calendar days within which to render
a written decision to the Union. If the Union does not receive a reply from the
Chief within fourteen (14) calendar days or if it is not satisfied with the decision of
the Chief, the Union may file a written request with the Chief, receipt required, to
have the grievance considered by the Fire Commission. Once the request 1s filed,
authorized Union personnel and members of the Commission may communicate
with each other about the grievance both outside of and at the regularly scheduled
Commission meeting. All requests received no later than 5:00 PM on the
Wednesday next preceding a regularly scheduled meeting of the Commission,
together with a copy of the grievance, a copy of any written evidence submitted by
the Union, and a copy of the Chief's decision, will be included on the agenda of the
Commission for that meeting. All requests recetved subsequent to 5:00 PM of the
Wednesday next preceding a regularly scheduled meeting of the Commission will
be included, with the above additional information, on the agenda for the next
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