DISCIPLINE PROCEDURES. All counseling and discipline is to be conducted in private. All discipline is to be issued in writing with explanation of the charges against the employee. A warning as to the next step of discipline is to be included on the disciplinary form. A copy of the discipline shall be given to the employee, the Union, and one copy retained by the Auditor for the employee’s personnel file. All discipline will be issued to the employee within five (5) working days of the Auditor’s knowledge of the event. This time-frame may be extended by mutual agreement between the Auditor and the Union’s Chairperson. All discipline will be for just cause and will be issued, in written form, after a full and fair investigation. A five (5) day paid suspension is permissible to conduct the investigation.
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