DIVISION 7. - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES
Part of the Code of Ordinances of Narragansett, RI.
The text
Sec. 54-181. - Enumeration.#
Employee grievances concerning the administration of this article shall be presented as follows: (1)
The aggrieved employee shall first notify his immediate supervisor in writing of the nature and facts of the grievance within three working days of its occurring. The immediate supervisor shall make and return his resolution of the grievance in writing within three working days after such notification. If the supervisor's resolution of the matter is not satisfactory to the employee, he shall submit such grievance in writing to the department head within three working days. Within ten working days after the department head receives such grievance, he shall make and return to the employee his resolution of the matter in writing. When the immediate supervisor is the department head, the department head shall respond in writing within ten working days after receipt of the grievance.
(2)
Grievances which cannot be settled at the department level shall be submitted within five working days to the town manager in writing.
(3)
The town manager may call a meeting to review the nature and facts of the grievance. The aggrieved employee, his representative, if any, the department head, and any other person involved in the complaint may be called to attend such meeting. The town manager, within ten working days of the date of its receipt, shall render a written resolution of the grievance.
(4)
Failing to settle the grievance at the level of the town manager, the employee shall present his grievance, in writing, to the personnel appeals board within ten working days of the town manager's decision. The personnel appeals board shall resolve the matter, in writing, within ten days after the hearing.
(5)
If any grievance is not presented within the specified time limit, it shall be considered waived. The time limit may be extended by mutual agreement at each step.
(Code 1986, § 2-276)