(A) Every employee shall have the right and privilege to present a grievance using the following steps, free from interference, coercion, restraint, discrimination, penalty or reprisal. The following steps are to be used for any cause of dissatisfaction or anything related to employment that is wrong in the employee's opinion.
(B) Employees must present the grievance orally and in writing on a grievance form to the immediate supervisor or the City Manager within five working days of the incident. The supervisor or City Manager shall carefully review the grievance and schedule a mutually convenient time, generally within five working days, to discuss the complaint with the employee. The supervisor or City Manager shall write a report of the review findings (which may include a plan of action) and submit it to the City Manager and to the employee, generally within ten working days.
(C) If the employee is dissatisfied with the review findings, the employee may request in writing that the City Manager further review the grievance. This request shall be made within ten working days after receipt of the supervisor's written review. The City Manager shall:
(1) Review prior written material.
(2) Schedule a hearing at a mutually convenient time, generally within five working days to discuss the grievance with the employee.
(3) Write a review of his or her findings, generally within ten working days of the hearing. The written findings shall set forth the issue, state the principle and relevant facts brought out at the hearing, state applicable provisions in policy and/or law and state the reasoning that led to the decision.
(D) The City Manager's decision shall be final and not reviewable.
(E) An employee may withdraw a grievance at any time.
(Ord. 1061, passed 4-5-21)