Director/Administrator/Designee. If the grievance is not satisfactorily settled at Step 1, it must be received in writing by the Administrator or designee of the appropriate unit from the Union within seven (7) working days after the receipt of the Step 1 answer. Within ten (10) working days thereafter, the Director/Administrator and/or his/her designee(s) shall meet with the designee(s) of the Union in an attempt to resolve the grievance. No more than two Union representatives may attend discussion of each grievance unless agreed to by the Employer. The County shall not unreasonably withhold agreement to additional Union representatives. The Grievant may also attend if mutually agreed to by the parties. Within ten (10) working days after the Step 2 meeting, the Administrator and/or his/her designee shall give a written answer to the Union. Designees of the appropriate administrator shall possess the same authority to handle grievances. A policy grievance may initially be filed by the Union in writing at Step 2 no later than 15 work days after the events upon which the grievance is based. A meeting shall be conducted and a written step 2 answer given following the same timelines listed in Paragraph A above. A policy grievance is defined as one that affects a group or classification of employees similarly arising from the same event or set of facts. The Union will caption each policy grievance as "policy grievance" and shall state the specific division(s) of the County where the grievance arose.
