HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 91-186 07/01/1991F~esolution No. 9,-, ~~ N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
RESOLUTION APPROVING SALARY AND SUPPLEMENTAL WAGE BENEFITS
FOR EMPLOYEES IN UNITS 3 (TECHNICAL) AND 4, (PROFESSIONAL)
WHEREAS, the employees in Units 3 and 4 are not
represented by any recognized employee organization; and,
WHEREAS, the City Manager, pursuant to Section 28,
City of Petaluma City Charter is required and empowered to make a
recommendation to the City Council on matters related to employee's
compensation; and,
WHEREAS, the City Manager has recommended that
employees of Units 3 and 4 receive salary and supplemental wage benefits,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the salary
and supplemental wage benefits as specified in the attachments for
employees in these units, being in the best interest of the City, be
approved and shall become effective July 1, 1991, and the City of Petaluma
will be making contributions to the retirement plan on behalf of the
employee, however, the employee may not opt to receive this contribution in
cash.
Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City.
REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the Approved as to
Council of the City of Petaluma at a (Regular) (~~jl~~`ggig~) meeting f °~
on the .lsl .................. day of ..........J.>~1~--.......--.....---.....---............., 19..x.1.., by the `'~
following vote:
City Attorney
AYES: Read, Davis, Cavanagh, Nelson, Vice Mayor Woolsey, Mayor Hilligoss
NOES: ~
ABSENT: obel _- .. ~ ~
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ATTES - -- .. .. .......... ........ ..........
City Clerk ~~Jt " Mayor
(bunch Fnnile ...................•----..-.-.-.....
CA 10-85 Res. No..+l.~.-.1.8.6............ N.C.S.
TABLE OAF CONTENTS
GENERAL
Section 1 Term of Agreement
COMPENSATION
Section 2 Salary
Section 3 Retirement Contribution
Section ' 4 Overtime. '
Seen 5 Compensation . fir C]athing Loss
Section 6 Vacation., Payment of
Section 7 .Sick Leave, :Payment at Retirement
Section 8 Deferred Compensation
INSURANCE
Section 9 ~ Health. Insurance.
Seen 10 Dental..Insuranoe
Seet~n 11 y. Life. Insurance
Sect~n 12 Long.-Term.;. Disahili+v
Section 13 Vision Insurance
LEAVES
Section 14 Vacat>on
Section 15 Sick Leave _
Section .l8 Bereavement Leave
Section 17 Holidays
Section 18 ~;+a*~ Leaye~
Section 19 Leave of Absences. without Pay
Sect>on 20 - Jury- Leave.
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Section
21 .
Compensatory Time Off
OTHER
Section 22; Retirement
Section 23 Grievance Procedure. -
GENERAL
`Section 1. Term
This compensatiDn plan shall be for a one ;(1) year. term ;for the fiscal
year commencan'g July a, 199.1, through June 30~, 19:92:
C°OMP~ENSATIGJN
.Section . 2. Salary
T hp Y ~ shall ado t th g follown " ' salar ra g es~ -for each' of the
Y P g Y g
. em -1D ees in the follnwin classzficat~ns durlri the period. of :thin
Compensation Plan. ~ ~ ,
Effective July 1 1'991
Unit 3 I II II2'_. ~ _ . _ _~._IV ~ V
Asst. iri Cvh Engineering
~ $16.;37 5,17.18 $18!, 04 18.;9.5: " 19:89:
Asst.. in
Tr-affic Engineering '16.37 17'.1;8. 18.Q4' 18.95' 19;89
Building Inspection I 13.:66 :~ 14.35 15.0.7 15.,82 16.,6;1
.
Bulr3ng Inspection II 16.67 17.5'0. 18.38; 19:;30' ` .
~ 2,0::26
Engineering TeChn,'~-;an' I 9..26 9:72 19.21 10.72 ' 11...26`
Engineering °Technii~an II 14.°1'6 14.87. ~ 15:62. 16.40 17.:22-
Info.,, Systems • Teeh"nic~an 14 :11 14 .~82 15 ~5'6 16.;34;. - 17 ."16
Planning Technician. '11..05 11.60 12..18 12:,7:9 13..43
Publc~ Works: Inspector 17.07 17...93 18.;83 ~ 19.7Z 20;..:;75
SeniDr Planning `Teehn~~~n 15.05 15.80 16.59 ~ 17.,4`2;. ~ ~ 18.:,29
.Unit 4
. Assistant .Planner 15.'92 . 16.72 ~ 17:55 .18.43 19'..,35
Assoc Civil Engineer ~
` 21.60.
22, 68
23..82- .25.;01,
- 26.26
Assoc in Civil Engineering 20.72 21.75 22.:84 ~'23.:9.8c .. 25.: 8
Associate Planner 17.8`4 T8.73 ., 19:;6,7 20.,65 " . 21:69
Plans .Examiner, 18.,'55 .1.9.4'8. 20.:46' 21:4`8: 22.55
Program, Coordination ~ 17.69 18.58 I9.50`~ ~ ,20;,.;48 ~~ ,2,1..50
Recreation Coordinator 10.71 11.;24 11-:;81 12:40 1,3:..02
Section '2' A .
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Upon ;receipt' by -the Personnel ' .
Affice of:.an
emp]oyee'_s
-Certi.Scation as
a Rec~stiered=•Civil Engin eer he°/she, shall be .advanz~ed do the:
~~;.~~a+~n of Associate Civil Engineer :at. the beginning of tte~ ~iiext
PaY period .
Section. 3;. ~ .Retirement'Contrbutibns
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T,he City' agrees to ,payment. .:
.of the employee's- contribution
do the
Public Emp]oyee's ''=Retir-ement System in the amount of 7~. of an
employee's salary:. The -City will also defer the taxes on the member's .
onntz~ution to PERS. ~ .
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Sec,-tinn 4.. Overtime
A . General: .All hours worked in excess of eight ('8') in any one day
or in excess of forty (40;) in .any work. week shall be compensated
for at the overtime .rate which shall be one and one-half (1.5)
. -times the basic straight time. •regular rate of pay. Overtime shall
' not be pyramided.. or compounded.
B . •NLinmum . Ariy employee required do work' overtime shall, in no
`case, be compensated fi~r• less .than one hour for such overtime.
C. Payment 'for, Work During Leaves;. When it becomes necessary by
an emergency ~ have. employees work .during legal holidays .or the
period such employees are' entitled .~ vacation leave, such
employees working on such legal holidays and during periods of
vacation shall be .entitled to receive additional remuneration at a
rate of one and one-half times. their regular rate of pay.
Section `5. Compensation fAr Clothing Loss.
The City Manager is authorized- to provide compensation, to City
employees ~r IDSS or damage. to their clothing w,hiCh occurs d'urin'g the
course of carrying out an offrial duty. A :request ii~r compensation
hereunder shall °be submitted in writing; in ~ detail, to the City Manager
via the depart~ieit 'head concerned. • The amount of compensation,, if
any,. shall be •at the discretion of the City- Manager.
Section 6. .Vacation, .Payment at Termination
Employees who terminate employment shall, be paid; in a lump sum for
all .accrued vacation leave earned prior .to the effective date of
termination not to, exceed two. (2) yearsaccumulation.
Section- 7. Sick 'Leave, -Pay_ment of
In the • event of .the death or retirement of an employee who has
completed ten (10)" ~or- more .years •of continuous service with the City..,
the employee should` lie ~ paid: or shall :::receive to his benefit fifty
,percent (50~) of his accumu]ated but unused sick leave not . to exceed
480 hours.
Section 8:. Deferred ,Compensation,
The ..City of'. ,Petaluma shall make available to the memabers of this unit,
the 'City's De€erred Compensation Plan,
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INSURANCE
Section. 9'_. Health Insurance -
During the period= of this Memorandum, of Understanding, the City shall
pay :an=y premium increases `beyond the current: City cor`itributnn_s as
'listed. below. ~. No ..increase in the dollar- amount, of the,employee
• contributions: `shall .be, assessed during the term of this: Memorandum of
Understanding,:: ~_ . •
. ~ :Health;. Plan of ,- :,Sonoma,
,. Kaiser the • Redwoodst Court
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Emp]pyee .. $15`3:,1'Q 14,7•;.00- 118.0.0
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- Employee + 1 .dependent ~ $304.;20 302OU 243,32; ;
Employee + 2 dependents $403.;93' 376:.0_,0 - ~ 326.'04'
Seci~on 10. Dental Insurance. • .
':During the- term of this Memorandum the. City, sh_all.contnb.ute .$66.;88
per ~ month per. eligible employee toward the premium fior- a group dental
insurance plan.,, Addit~nally, the' :City shall ~incluie an Orthodontia
plan.,: $1,000 -per child, at •a 50~ vo-payment rate `witivn the premium
rate. -
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Section 11. Life Insurance, ...
During the.l~erm of this Memorandum theCity, shall .contribute,
$.,36:/$1,,000 per- month .per P~ h]e employee. toward a group term. ;]ifie
insurance plan iz the amount of $10~,~600 per .employee.
Section 12. '.bong-Ter-m Dsah;i;+~ ,
The City shall- provide ;fir .~a. long. term disability ~ plan,. ; Tlie .:premium,
to be paid for-~ by the City... .
Sect~n 13 : ~ Vision • Insurance
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During the te=m of this Memorandum the City .shall contribute' $12."-50
per month per ;per hle employee- for, a family viai~n ,plarl e
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LEAVE
Sect~n 14. Vacation
A. Amounts. All regular employees of the City of Petaluma, after
working .one' full year- are entitled to the equivalent of eighty (80)
hours of vacation with pay in -the year fallowing the year in
which vaeatiDn is earned.
All regular employees of the.. City of Petaluma, after five (5)
years of continuous service with the City, and beginning with the
sixth year, shall be entitled to the equivalent of one hundred
twenty {120) 'hours of vacation per' `.year..
After ten (:10) years of continuous service with the City, eight
(8) hours of vacation. shall be added fir each year of continuous
service bo a maximum of .one hundred sixty (160) hours of
vacation .
B. Scheduling. T.he times -during a calendar year is which an
employee .may take his Vacation ~ shall be determined by the
department head with due- respects fear the wishes of the employee
and particular regard for .the needs- of the service. If the
requirements of the service are. such that an emp]nyee cannot take
part or all of his annual vacation in a particular calendar year,
such vacation shall be~~ taken during the fiol]owing calendar year.
C , h s~ de artme t P nd le employee with the consent of the head of
p' the Personnel Office may defer five (5)
working. days `of his. annual. vacation do the succeeding calendar
year .subject do other provisions of this rule.. A written report of
each. deferred; vacation :.signed b"y the appropriate department head
and the Personnel OfScer noting. the: details shalt be kept on file
with .the. Personnel Officer. .Vacation. time accumulated in excess
of two. years shall 'be cost. ~In the.. event one. or more municipal
holidays fall within an annual vacation .leave, such holidays shall
not be charged as vacation leave ~ and vacation leave shall be
extended" accordingly.
Section 15`~._ ~ Sick Leave ~ "
A . General. ~ Sick .]cave with spay shah. be ~ granted to all employees as
set :ivrth~ isi this section. Sick leave is not a right which an
` employee ;may use at his discretion, but rather, shall be used
only in case of personal illness, :disability. or the serious il]ness
or injury. ~of an empooyee°s family member which requires the
employee's attient>on o The. term .family members shall include
espouse, ~childrea,, parents, spoiise'.s parents, brothers, sisters or
other `individuals whose relationship to the empooyee is that of a
dependent or .near .dependent.
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B . A'ccrual:, Saok .leave shalt accrue ~ alt full: time employees at the
r-ate of, eight° 'hours for each month of continuous service.. No
employee shall accumulate- more sick leave ." iri any -year than
provided,.
C . Notification Procedures. In_ order to receive compensatin"n " -while
absent on' sick leave;, .tlie employee shalt notify his im'"mediate
superior' or the :Personnel Office, prier to: ~or wttvn _ ;four hours
after than time set for beginning his daily duties, as may be
specified by the:, head of'' .his department. ~. When absence is for
more. than three. days duration", the employee may be required to
file a physicaan'~s certificate with -the Personnel Office. stating the
' cause of the absence. -_
D . Relatinn_shi~i, t~ Workers :Compensatifln . Benefits: °shall be "payable.
4 in situatiDns where employee absence is due to` industrial °injury
as :.provided din Ca]ifornia Stag, Workers' Compensation, Law,,. Tie
amount of disability payments. paid to the. injured employee shalt , -
lie deducted :from ~ salary payable to the employee while on •sick
leave.:, During the first three (3`) calendar days of :absence= -for'
. industrial. disability.,,. employees ~ will.. -be compen.satied 'at their full
• .rate 'of ,pay without .deduction :from sick leave urile"ss they are
hgspitalized. Absences; resulting in immediate hospitalization or
" absences. ~oontinuing :beyond the third day shall be charged.
against the 'employee at the rate of one-half (1/2~)` day fir each
day ofabsence credited or eompen'sated by workers' `compensation
insurance, ,provided the ":City :r"eceves' all oom,pensatnn ;paid by
workers'` compensation •payments' only,without ' Cify^ paymment 'fror
salary at no oss of sick leave. Sick..leave fior `industri'al, injury
shalt' oat be allowed for- a, disability resulting. from sickness, -
'self=inflctied injury or= w:uful misconduct. .. .
E'. Employees wishing .tn, "donate hours: of, siirk' eave+ :to another
em~ploy_ee; "may do so- by "sending awritten~ regtie"st; approved by
their .degartmerit :head,. i>D ,the .PersorineT Office naming; ttie
.iridivldual do ,receive the sick leave and the amount. donated, with..
the following ~ restric,~nss .
1~. Employ" ees • .wtio wish to transfer sick `leave must retain a
minimum of 160. hours sick leave tr~ be ehgib]e ,
• :transfer sick.leave., -
. 2: All such transfers of sick. leave are irrevocable:
3.. The employee receiving: the sick leave transfer must.
have~~zero (•0) hours of; accrued sick leave.,: vacatom and
CTO ]eft on the. books°..
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. ~ 4. Employees may oat '.buy or sell sickleave: "Qnly the
. .. time may .be transferred;.
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5. Employees -may not transfer sick leave upon separat~nn.
of service
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Section 16'. Bereavement `Leave
In the. • event. of the death of ari emphyee's spouse, mother,
step-mother, mother=in-law , • father, .step-father, father.-in-law ,
brother, sister, child, iricludinq an ,adopted child, grandchild and
grandparent, an employee w,ho attends the:. funeral shalt ,be granted
time off work with. ~pa_ y. • The amount of time off work with pay shalt
be only that which is required to attEnd 'the funeral :and make
necessary funeral. arrangements,, but in no event shall it exceed three
(3) working days. These three (3). , days shall ..not be chargeable. to
sick ]eave. An additional two (2) days required for necessary funeral
arrangements may be. charged to the emplflyee's sick leave and any
additional. time beyond, these two .days may be charged ~ accumulated
vacation or leave without pay. Such bereaveiiment leave shall riot be
accruable .from •fiscal year ~ ,fiscal year:, -nor shalt it have any
monetary. value if .unused . •
Section 17. Holidays
A . Fixed' Holi.da . s, The City ahall observe .:eleven and one-half
(11-1 2) paLd'~.:fixed-date holidays.. These holidays shall. be
established for the. City's fiscal year as determined by City
Council resolution.
B . •Flnating Holiday:. During the Fiscal Year the City will authorize
one (1) "Floating Holiday" per employee,, which may be taken by
the emp]oyee at a time selected by .the' employee, subject bo
operational requirements and approval determined by 'the City .
Emp]oyees hired between July 1, and °December 31, will be P??mhle
fora "Floatin'g .Holiday" during the course. of the Fiscal Year.
Section 18:. M;i;rary Leave.
Militar-y leave shall; be arran_ ged in accordance with. the pirovisions of
_ State .law .All. employees. -entitled to military leave. .shall. give the
appointing power. an" opportunity ~ within. 'the limits. of military
regulations tp determine .when such leave shall be taken.
Section T9'. - Leave of Absence without Pay ~ -
The CAS Manager may grant a permanent or probationary employee
leave off="absence:: without pay or sen~rity fir; a period oat to exceed
tliree~: (3) months; Good' cause' beinq~ shown by a written request, the
City Manager may .extend the leave of absence, without pay for an
additional period note: to exceed six :(b) months. No such ]save shall be
.granted. except. upon wr~t6en request of the' employee: setting forth the
.reason. for the. ,request, and the approval will be in writing. Upon
expiration of a regu3ar-ly approved , leave or within a reasonable period
of -time •aft~er-notice fa return. to duty; the employee shall be reinstated
in the position • held. at the time leave was granted e Failure on the
par-t of. an employee on leave to report promptly at its expiration, or
within 'a reasonable time after nabce to ..return ~ duty, shalt be' cause
inr discharge,.. ~ .
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Section 20,. ~ Jury Leave;
Every ~ °class~fied employee. of .the City ~ who is called ~'or, required to
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.serve as a trial juror. shall be entitled. to ,absent::YmseTf, from his
duties with . 'the City during the.. period . of -such .service. or, while
• :necessarily being present= in court as a result of such call. Under
'such circumstances:, ~ the ~ employeeshall be .pain the difference between
".'his Efull. salary"'.and any -payment received by him,, •except travel. pay,
-for .such. duty.-
Section 21:. Com~pensatory~ Time ,Off
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Emp]oyees may. ;receive, in ]ieu of be.n aid for o
.compensatory tune .off at a mutually agreeable tune. •between the City
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and the employee.subject to the operationrequirements Hof the City and
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pproval determined ~ b - the G' "" . ~' No em lo~ ee = ma
,with a - y ity p y_ y earn„ more
-than one hundred twenty (120) flours of Compensatory. Time, Off per
-fiscal year. In addi#~n, no- employee may retain on tYe 'books more
than twenty lziur hours; of in,used Compensator`-y Time at-~ an.y, :given
point during the 'fiscal ,year. Amounts submitted in excess of these
:.
"limits .shall be paid at time :and one-half. -
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Section . 22. Retirement
= The City of Petaiuma'.s "retirement ~ plan under the Public Emplflyee's ,
Retirement System. shall consist of; the following 'itemss' - '
Miscellaneous Employees. 2~ @ 6~0 '
Option:: 1959 Survivors `Benefit; ~ ~• ~ . - .
l year. Final .Compensation: Average
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- Unused. Sick Leave Credit
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It is~ understood that employees 'who ~ are, ~ or will retire with ~ a. service
retirement shall, be able to -make a.'one-time rrevocaYile conver-sin of -
salary . .
the ..Cify :Contribution being,. made on their behalf to .base ~ -
Employees who wish. to exercise this one=time irrevocaYle~ eonyers~n
must. =meet the fo]lcwing ;requirements ii~r-- service- retirement. ~ .
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1.. 'Muumum fifty-femur °year-s of. ;ages, .and .will '~be retiring no, later
than one `(1~) year from. datie of conversion.. .
. 2. ;Must submit a letGe=' of intent. toretire in{~order "tio ni~ate
. thee. conversion: ~ .
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Em .lo ees, who have converted. ,the City payment of the, ;employee°s~
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' :oontnbutwn~ tD '.PE RS• and do .,,not ;retire :on the date specified to: the.
City at the tune of conversion.,- strap owe .~ thee City the increased.
~dlid"a~~ a d,nand uthe ot, limited to• benefit contribut~ns~,` overti,iime,
• Y P Y ity contributl4ns ~ PERS: -
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.. ,Thee costs. owed to the Cy will. be from the time of .conversion •to the
actual date of ;retirement.. .
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Section 23. Grievance Procedure
A . • Purpose. ~of Rule
(1) To promote inproved employer-employee relations by
estab]shing grievance procedures on matters for which
appeal or shearing is not provided 'by other regulations.
(2) To afford' employees individually or through qualified
employee organization a ystematic. means of obtaining further
consideration of problems after every'reasonable effort has
failed do resolve them through discussions.
(3) To provide that grievances shall be settled. as near as
possible; ~ the point of origin,
(4) To provide that appeals shall.. 'be conducted as informally as
possible.
B. Matters' Subject do Grievance Procedure'. The grievance shall be
used ~ process, and resolve grievances' arming out of the
interpretation.; application, or enforeenent of the' express terms of
.this compensation plan .
C . Ini>Drmal Griievance Procedure. An employee who has a problem or
complaint should :first try do get it settled through discussion
with :his unmediated supervisor without undue .delay. If, after this
discussion, he ~ does not be]:ieve the problem has been
satisfaclz~rily resolved,, he shall have the right ~ discuss it with
'his supervisor'•s °i,inmediate supervisor, if any, in the
administrative, service. , Every effort should. •be made to find an
acceptable solution : by info "rural means at the lower possible level
of supervision... If. , tfie einplflyee is not in agreement with the
d~+~-~n reached by• discussion, he. shall then have the right to
file a fiornal .appeal in~ writing within lien (~l0)' calendar days after
receiving' the infernal decision. of his immediate .superior. An
ini~rmal appeal.. shall oat be taken above:. the appodntinq power.
D . Formal Grievance. Procedure (levels of review through chain of
command)
(IX First .level of review . The. appeal shalt be presented in
wring to ~ the employee's immediate supervisor.,. who -shalt
render his decision and comments in writing and ;return them
to the .employee within five (5') calendar days after receuving
the ,appeal. If the enplc~yee does not agree with his
supervisor's deci~ri, or' if , no answer has been -received
withiin ~.ve (•5) calendar days-, the employee may present the
. ;appeal. in writing to his supervisor's .immediate superior.
Fai]:ure of the employee ,~ take further action within -.five (5)
calendar days after receipt of the• wrii~en decis~n of his
• supervisor, or within a total of fifteen (15') calendar days if
no , deci_~ion is rendered, wilt constitute a dropping of the
aPP~
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(.2) Further' level or, levels of :review as a ;propriate.. The _
supervisor receiving; the .appeal .sha11, review it, render • this
decision- and commeets in _ writing, and 'return them try the _
employee within five (5) calendar days after ,receiving the
appeal. If the employee does„ riot .;agree ,witri, the deeisfln;, , or
`if ,no, answer Has -been received within five (`S~) calendar
days, he may present the appeal in writing to the
department head,.. • Failure .of the employee to take' further
action -wthn five (5') calendar days after receipt of the
demon or within. a total of fifteen (15:) calend'ar' days; if not •
decd`~m is rendered.,' will. constitute a -dropping of, the
appeal. - .
(3) Department Review . ~ T he department head' receiving ~ the `
appeal: of his designated, represent-ative~, should discuss the
_ -grievance with the employee, Yis representative., if any,, and.. ~~
;with .otfier appropriate ,persons,. The department head shall
:render his decision and comments in writing, ' and return
them ~ the employee within :five (5) calendar' days , after `
' :.receiving the: appeal. ~ If ,the employyee does n'ot agree: with
the; dec,L~n reached, or if no : ans"wer has ;been. received
within five (5,) calendar days affer..receipt of the decsbn or
wi:Ehin a fatal of fif€een (`15) calendar d'ays~ if no ~dPc3s?on is "
rendered, will. consfitute, a dropping of the appeal. -
(.4). Cite ,Maria er;,;. The` C ` Maria er recevin the,.a cal. or is
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designated representative should. discuss the grievance . with. • ~ "
the ~ employee, his ~ representative., if any, .and with other
.,appropriate persons. The City .Manager may, designate a fact
finding ..committee;, officer not ; in the normal line of
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• superv~wn, or-- Personnel ,Board to -advise:, him: concerning
the, appeal. The" City Manager. ha11 render a d` '~~~n iri
within twenty (20.) calendar <<days
writzrig to 'the. employee ~ _ `
after receiving the appeal. . ~ ~ -
{5) ,Conduct of Grievance;. Pfrocedure+. '. N - .
(a) The time lima+a ~sp'ec~:fied .above may be .e~cbended 'to ,a
- definite date by mutual. agreeiinent' of ~tYie{.emplnyee and _
the- reviewer' concerned .
• (b)° The emplpyee~ may• request the 'assistance :of aiottier
person of. his own choosing in .preparn'g and. presenting ~ '
. • .his` -,appeal at .any ,level of review. -
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(c) The employee and `his representative may be privileged
- ~ use a reasonable amount of work° time as determined
• `by the appropriate department head .in confer-ring about
' and presenting the appeal.
(d') Emplgyees shall. bey. assured feedom from reprisal for.
. ..using the grievance procedures.
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