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2. Grievant - Any person employed full-time by the City, except those persons elected by popular vote. An Association may file a grievance on behalf of itself or its members. 3. Grievance - An alleged violation or non-compliance with the provisions of this MOU, any supplemental MOU, City of Colton's written or unwritten personnel rules and regulations, departmental rules and regulations, and other policies and practices. The following disciplinary actions taken against permanent employees are appealable under this procedure: a. Suspensions b. A salary reduction c. Demotions d. Dismissals 4. Representative - A person who, at the request of the employee or supervisor, is invited to participate in the grievance or conferences. 5. Immediate Supervisor - The person having evaluation responsibility for the Grievant. 6. Class Grievance - a. Each employee must submit his or her grievance in writing. Individual grievances may be treated as a single grievance or as a class at the discretion of the parties. Resolution of a class grievance may not be consistent among all grievant's in the class grievance due to differences in circumstances or occurrences which brought about the grievance. c. Any grievant not satisfied with the decision at any procedural step shall retain their individual right to appeal to the next step in the grievance procedure. 7. Answer - The response to the grievance at any of Steps A-E in the Grievance Procedure. All answers must be written. If an answer does not resolve the grievance to the grievanes satisfaction, the answer will inform the grievant of the next step in the grievance procedure, and the time deadline for processing. C. PROCEDURE 1. Informal Resolution - Within ten days after a grievant knew, or by reasonable diligence should have known, of the condition upon which a grievance may be based, the grievant shall attempt to resolve it by an informal conference with the grievanfs immediate supervisor. This step will be deemed waived if the immediate supervisor, or the immediate supervisor's action, is the subject of the grievance. Every effort shall be made to resolve a grievance through discussion between the employee and the employee's immediate supervisor. It is the spirit and intent of this procedure that all grievances are settled quietly and fairly without any subsequent discrimination against employees who may seek to adjust a grievance. Every effort shall be made to find an acceptable solution at the lowest level of supervision. The supervisor will answer the grievance, in writing, within ten days presentation by the employee. 2. If the problem cannot be resolved between the employee and the immediate supervisor, the employee may, within ten days from the date of receiving the written answer from his or her supervisor, request an interview with the division head, if one exists, in order to discuss the grievance. The meeting with the division head will be held within ten days of the employee submitting the request for the meeting. The division head will answer within ten days of meeting with the grievant(s). Page 4 of 21 CPOA (Police) MOU 2006-2009 (2)