06-1685 Casselberry Professional Firefighters, Local 3927 Labor Contract

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ARTICLE 5 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE 5.1. All grievances shall be filed on a form mutually approved by the parties. All grievances shall state the specific provision or provisions of the agreement alleged by the employee to have been violated and shall set forth the specific facts constituting the alleged violation and shall set forth the relief requested by the employee. All grievances shall be submitted within ten (10) days after notification of the occurrence of an event giving rise to the grievance. A grievance not appealed to the next step within the time limits established by this contract shall be considered settled on the basis of the last answer provided by management. A grievance not answered within the time limits described shall cause the grievance to automatically advance to the next step. The time limit set forth herein may be extended by written agreement of the contracting parties. Consent by the Union shall be by the designated Union official. 5.2. In the presentation of a grievance, the employee and the City may call witnesses in support of their respective positions. Employee witnesses who would ordinarily be on duty at the time of the hearing shall be released to attend the hearing without pay, and subject to the employer's reasonable need for that employee to remain on duty. Grievance hearings shall be scheduled so as to disrupt the City's work needs as little as possible. Step One: The employee shall file the grievance in writing within ten (10) business days (Monday through Friday) after notification of the event giving rise to the grievance with the Fire Chief on the approved form. The Fire Chief shall meet with the employee and the employee's representative and communicate the Chiefs decision with respect to the grievance within ten (10) business days of the date of the filing of the grievance. The decision shall be rendered in writing and shall state basis. Step Two: Ifthe grievance is not resolved to the employee's satisfaction, the grievance may, at the employee's election, be submitted to the City Manager within ten (10) business days of the receipt of the step one decision. The City Manager, or his designee, shall meet with the employee and the employee's representative and render a written decision with respect to the grievance within ten (10) business days of the date of receipt of the grievance. The City Manager's, or his designee's, decision shall be rendered in writing and shall set forth the basis for the decision. 5.3. Ifthe employee is not satisfied with the decision of the City Manager, the employee may submit the grievance as presented at Step One to arbitration in accordance with Article 7 ofthis Agreement. An employee may not utilize the City's Civil Service appeal procedures for any -6-