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