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<br />GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE <br />The purpose of this document is to outline the procedure to <br />be used to settle grievances between the Fire Department and its <br />employees. The goal of this procedure is to resolve grievances as <br />quickly as possible and to insure efficiency and to promote employee <br />morale. In all cases this procedure is for issues only. <br />Should any employee or group of employees feel aggrieved as <br />a result of any condition arising out of the employee-employer relationship, including the claim of unjust discrimination on any <br />matter or condition affecting health and safety beyond those normally <br />encountered in firefighting, a settlement shall be sought as follows <br />, by the employee. <br />STEP l. All grievances must be filed, in writing, with the <br />employee's respective shift officer within four (4) working days <br />of the occurrence. <br />The grievance shall be discussed with the employee's senior <br />shift officer, on duty, within two (2) working days of the initial <br />report. The results of the discussion shall be put into a report <br />by the senior shift officer. If such discussion does not resolve the <br />grievance, it shall proceed to the next step. <br />STEP 2. If the employee grievance is not satisfactorily settled <br />in Step 1, he may ask his shift , o f f ic er to present the matter to the <br />Chief of the Department. If the matter is not resolved in four (4) <br />working days, the Chief will arrange to meet with the employee and <br />one other representative of the employee's choice. If such a discussion <br />does not resolve the grievance, it shall proceed to the next step.