Initial Grievance. An initial grievance shall be filed at Level One if the immediate supervisor is the alleged cause for the grievance or at Level Two if a higher level administrator or the Board is the alleged cause. The grievance shall be in writing, shall set forth with reasonable specificity the facts of the grievance, shall identify the provision(s) of the Agreement alleged to have been violated, shall state the specific redress sought, and shall be signed by the grievant and the Association President. The initial grievance shall be delivered not later than thirty (30) days from the date that the grievant knew or should have known of the alleged violation.
Initial Grievance. A written grievance must be presented to the Chief and the Commissioner in charge of personnel [or their designee[s] if absent for three [3] calendar days] not later than three [3] calendar days after the next regularly scheduled Union meeting after the act or omission-giving rise to the grievance, and the member shall furnish a copy to the Union President. The Chief and another member of management [not a sitting Commissioner] shall discuss the grievance with the employee and his Union representative if investigation into the matter is deemed necessary, and report to the Commissioner in charge of personnel if appropriate. The Chief or the Commissioner in charge of personnel shall provide a written answer within ten [10] calendar days from the date on which the written grievance was submitted to them.
Initial Grievance. A. When an employee chooses to file a grievance, the grievance must be submitted, in writing, to the employee's immediate supervisor (or other designated management official) within 15 calendar days of the date the employee is affected, or becomes aware of (or should have become aware of) the action being grieved. This time limit may be extended by mutual agreement. The written grievance shall contain the following information, if applicable:
Initial Grievance. An employee or designee with a grievance shall discuss the matter with the Public Safety Chief or his/her designee within ten (10) calendar days of the occurrence of the condition giving rise to the grievance in order for the matter to be considered grievable. The grievant or his/her designee shall communicate with the Public Safety Chief through the City of Owosso e-mail system to schedule the meeting. If the grievance is not satisfactorily resolved, it will be reduced in writing within ten (10) calendar days, reciting the sections of the contract which are alleged to have been violated and signed by the employee or the Union and then presented to the Public Safety Chief. Within ten (10) calendar days after the Chief has received the grievance, a meeting shall be held between the Public Safety Chief, the grievant and the POLC representative to discuss the grievance in an attempt to resolve the matter. The Chief shall respond to the grievance within ten (10) calendar days after such meeting.
