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(5) working days after employee=s receipt of the division director=s written
decision. The Health Commissioner shall hold a conference with the grieving
employee within five (5) days of receiving such papers. He shall render a
written decision on the matter within five (5) days after such conference.
4. If the employee is dissatisfied with the Health Commissioner=s decision, such
grieving employee must file a written request with the Health Commissioner
and ask him to file the original grievance and all relevant papers with the
Board of Health. The Health Commissioner will decide, in his sole judgment,
whether the grievance is of such nature that it would be appropriate for
consideration by the Board of Health. If the Health Commissioner so
decides, then he shall place the matter on the agenda of the next regular
meeting of the Board of Health. The grieving employee must appear at that
meeting to present his or her grievance. Within five (5) working days of such
meeting, the grieving employee shall be notified, in writing, of any action
taken by the Board of Health regarding such grievance.
The employee may select one person to act as his or her representative throughout
the grievance procedure. Such representative may assist the employee in the preparation,
submission, and presentation of the grievance.
The time limits may be extended where the parties who are involved are on
approved leave. On-duty time that employees spend on grievances shall be productive and
necessary to the resolution of the matter. Meetings with any representative of the
employee relating to the grievance shall occur on non-duty time.
If an employee, or an applicant for employment believes that he or she was the
recipient of any discriminatory practice as set forth in this policy manual, then the above
grievance procedure may be initiated and pursued by that employee or employment
applicant, with the following modifications: The first step of the grievance procedure shall be
initiated by filing a written complaint with the division director and the second step shall be
with the designated EEOC Officer. In all other respects, the procedure shall be as the
procedure for all other grievances.
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