161.09 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE.

   The following grievance procedure shall be available to all employees in the City service who believe that they have been discriminated against or feel that they have been unfairly treated. All questions or grievances arising out of the hiring, removal, suspension, demotion or disciplining of any employee and all questions or grievances or differences arising out of the application or the interpretation of the personnel rules and regulations or involving any conditions, classifications, sick leave, vacation leave or injury leave shall be handled as follows:

   (a)   Such questions or grievances shall be settled in conference, if possible, by the supervisory personnel of the City on the job and the employee or his authorized representative. Such employee may be present and confer with the supervisory personnel on his case.

   (b)   All questions or grievances not satisfactorily settled on the job by the procedure set forth in subsection (a) hereof may be taken by the employee or his authorized representative for a hearing before the Mayor. If satisfactory settlement of the issue is obtained in this manner, a memorandum setting forth the decision shall be issued by the Mayor and copies sent to the department head, the employee involved, and to his authorized representative.

   (c)   In the event that no satisfactory decision is arrived at, an appeal may be made to Council. Employees in the classified civil service shall be subject to certain appeals procedures specified by applicable civil service laws and regulations. All employees covered by collective bargaining agreements shall be subject to their respective grievance provisions. In the case of civil service employees and contract employees, there shall be no appeal to Council.

      (Ord. 110-2004. Passed 12-9-04.)