HomeMy WebLinkAbout5402_CCv0001.pdf RESOLUTION NO. 5402
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS
AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 5005, RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE
ADMINISTRATION OF A PERSONNEL SYSTEM FOR THE CITY OF REDLANDS.
WHEREAS, the City of Redlands has adopted Resolution No. 5005, to facilitate
efficient and economical services to the public and to provide for a fair and equitable
system of personnel management in the municipal government; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to amend Part VI - General Employment Matters,
Section L - Grievance Procedure, Sub-section 2, of the Personnel Rules and
Regulations to change the grievance procedure; and
WHEREAS, the City of Redlands has notified all employee organizations
representing employees in the City of Redlands over said amendments, and the City
and said employee organizations have agreed to said amendments;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Redlands that the Personnel Rules and Regulations will be amended as follows:
Part VI - General Employment Matters
Section L - Grievance Procedure, Sub-_*ec1ign 2 Procedure
2. Second Level - Department Head Review
The Department Head or his designee shall discuss, upon request, the grievance
with the grievant, the grievant's representative if any, and with other appropriate
persons. The Department Head or designee shall render his decision and comments in
writing and return them to the grievant within ten (10) working days after receiving
the formal written grievance. If the grievant does not agree with the decision reached
or if no answer has been received within the specified time period, the grievant may
appeal the grievance to the next level of the grievance procedure. In order to do so,
the grievant must submit the grievance to the City Manager, along with a written
request that the grievance be considered at the Third level, within ten (10) working
days of the date the Department Head's decision is rendered, or should have been
rendered, pursuant to the specified time period.
3. Third Level - City Manager
If the grievance is submitted to the City Manager for review and settlement, the
City Manager may elect the methods he/she considers appropriate for the study of the
issues and shall render a written decision to the parties within ten (10) working days
of receipt of the grievance.
4. Fourth Level - City Council
If the grievance is not adjusted to the satisfaction of the employee under the
procedures set forth in the foregoing sections, the employee or his designated
representative, if any, within ten (10) working days after the completion of the last
step under the third level above, shall submit a written request to the City Council, for
a hearing before the City Council or their designee. Such request, along with a copy
of the record of the grievance developed to that point, shall be transmitted to the City
Council or designee within ten (10) days after receipt of such request for a hearing.
The City Council will reach a decision based on information received at the hearing and
all written materials regarding the grievance submitted prior to and during the hearing.
The City Council shall render their decision within ten (10) working days of the
hearing. The decision of the City Council shall be final and binding.
ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED THIS 15th day of July, 1997.
ATTEST, Mayor of the City o�Rrll�and-s
ity J erk of th t of Redlands