230394ORIGINAL TO'CITY CLERK
PRESENTED BY
COMMISSIONI
CITY OF ST. PAUL
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
OIL MOLUTI0N- GENERAL FORM
230394
FILE NO NO
WHEREAS, Section 47 C of the Civil Service Rules provides
that the Council shall adopt by resolution a statement of grievance
procedures; now therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That all grievances of employees shall be handled
in accordance with the following "Grievance Procedures"
Foregoing resolution not published;
Council File No. 230425 pertaining
to same matter was adopted Oct. 5, 1966.
OCT 41966•
COUNCILMEN Adopted by the Council 19—
Yeas Carlson Nays
Dalglish !ACT 41966
Holland ANproved 19-
�.e9s
Favor
Meredith l
Peterson v Mayor
Tedesco Against
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Mr. President, Wavm4rs Byrne Xzir -t
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Grievances coming, uike�c:i this procedure: shall be Ii:-Aited to q_ueetionS rn;ard'!ng
the application and interpre --tation of poli.ci,!;s ails' ,.g eemo�ltF, and hall not in• -
elude matters involving cha ig4s in ,policies or agreements or such items as -
discharge, 1'eduction, )alary or %wage rates,, cla�ic anion Of job dutieso
allocation of positions, grading of classes, fringe benefits,, overtime or over-
time allowancit., s; examinations, sorvice -ratings, or changes in the Rule's,
'these :natters are covered under Procedure B. If any problem or cause of
complaint not listed above, such as zrorhing conditloxis, job sssigllMetits,
personnel problems involving a supervisor or follow employees, etc. , arise
in the course of employment, the following procedure; shall be followed-
Step 1. The employee shall bring his grievance orally to the attention of his
immediate supervisor• if the grievaxicc is beyond the Jurisdiction of
the immediate; supervisor, 11e shall refer the hatter to that level of
sitpe-rvision wha re a decision can be made, After hearing the grievance
the supervisor shall give the employee an anower within two days, If
no settlament is reached. the employee may present his grievance in
writitl- and utilize the assistance of either another employee or any
�a ther. discussing his grievance
repres;:n�u:.iw:: of his c�va�1 G ?1oiCe in fur
Aftor hearing `;ie further prt� ent;.46ox1 by the e:xlployees, or the employee
and iris repre&entati•ve, the supervisor shall give the employee an answer
in writing tiAthin five clays and a cop; /,hcyli be sent to the Director of
�s.csonriel, If the c�:n =�J.o�jec wi41r; to a�;peal this dc;cisior_ he must do so
-.rithin fire world- , 0 -ay'� _
StEy �. iA i:'' grZCV nC:: 714t 1'C £ G1V3C� 1t1 S`CP 1, ilc empployee and his i epresent-
alive (if a.ny; nzay appeal 'in writing to the ditrision head, When the division
head has reached a decision, a written statement of his decision and the
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reasons therefor shall be ae:it to the errploye-e and copies shall be
cent to the appointing u�hority and to the Director of-Personnel.
The division head shall give his decision in writing; within five work-
ing days, If the employee wishes to appeal this decision he must
do so within five working days. If the department is large or the
organization provides for a iditional supervisory levels, there may
be additional appeals to successively higher supervicory personnel at
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this point before appealing to the appointing authority.
Step 3. If the matter is not settled in Step 2, the employee may appeal to his
appointing, authority. The appeal shall be'in writing and shall set
forth the grievance and the adjustment that is requested, The ap..
pointing authority shall arrange a conference with the parties to the
grievance, and the Director of Personnel shall attend such conference
to act as consultant. When the appointing authority has reached a
decision, a written statement of his decision and the reasons therefor
shall be sent to the employee and a copy shall be sent to the Director
of Personnel. The appointing authority shall give his decision to the
employee in v✓riting `,vithin ten v ✓orking days,
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Step 4. If the grievance is not settled in Step 3, the employee has fifteen days
frorn'the date of the appointing authoirity's decision to appeal for a
hearing, The hearing shall be before a committee of three: one chosen
by the appointing authority; one by the employee or his representative;
and the third mutually aarced to by these two. The Director of Person-
nel shall act as secreia.ry to the committee. At the conclusion of the
hearin,t the committee shall send its recommendations to the appoint
ing authority, and to the cmployee. The appointing authority shall
inform the Director of Per 7onn -1 on tine action taken. A verbatim
recording shall be made of the procee6ings of the hearing and such
recording shall be kept on file for at least one year,
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11, the case. of gri e va n'cos -w it h rdj;ard to'-the following 'matter .9,. the
iridicai-ed_pt•ocedureS shall be followed., - - -
Dischaffre and reduction' — _
Follow. the provisions- of Section 32A of Ordinance No, 3-250---
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(Civil Service -Rules,,'
' Ex minations..- -
Follow the provisions of Section 12B and 12C of Ordinance.
No. 3250 (Civil Service Rules}
Classification -of job duties, allocation of positions to classes and
_ grading of classes- -
A letter outlining in.detail the nature of the complaint and'
the remedy sought should be sent to the Civil Scrvi.ce
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Cornillissioner,
Fringe benefits, overtime and overtime allowance or other matters
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;which can be changed only by a revision of the rule -s,- -
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A letter outlining in detail th'� nature of the complaint and the
remedy sought should be sent to the Civil Service Coln- _
missioner.: , _
Salary or <.age rates --
letter outlining in detail the nature of the complaint and -the „
1:etnedy sought should be sent to the City Council,
Sex ;rice ratings -.-
Bofore the eroployee utilizes this procedure he should discuss his
r r'tlCF' r wing and citi.empt 1;Q .i:esolvC his TlrobJ-ern .Eli s 'wit.h the super;
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:faoorr, =. =1) ; have ratr'e, him a):i, if the nrobiei -.n is not then to
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at rr:p! fr r z-olve tit iii?i for appointing authority, - Discussions
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The following pxocedure set forth below may'be utilized by the employee
after he has exhausted all attempts to resolve the problem in his department,
but such appeals shall be limited to, and must be based on, alleged : -
(a) - Prejudice or bias;
(b) Inadequate knowledge of employee's capabilities and performance
on the part of the rating officer; or
(c) A combination of (a) and (b).
In the conduct of the hearing the Board will, disregard any information
not based on items (a), (b), or (c) above. The appeal of the employee shall
be before a committee of three — one chosen by the appointing authority, one
lby the employee or his representative, and the third mutually agreed upon by
. these,two. The Director of Personnel shall act as secretary to the Committee.
The employee who wishes to appeal a service rating must submit a
written request for an appeal hearing within sixty days after notification that
ratings are available. 'The appeal hearing request must be submitted to the
Director of Personnel. In the appeal, the burden of proof rests on the em-
ployee. The findings of the Board will relate to the allegations rather than
specific items in the service rating. If the Board finds prejudice or bias
and /or inadequate knowledge of the employee's capabilities and performance
on the part of a rating officer, the Board may order that the aggrieved party
be re- rated. The Board shall determine how this is to be accomplished by
determining to the best of its ability under the circumstances how and who
shall fairly rate the aggrieved party. The recommendation of the appeal
board shall be delivered to the employee's :O,; ,.pOiZ.t4ng authority and to the
employee within ten days after the hearing. The appointing authority shall
inform the Director of Personnel on the action taken.- A verbatim recording
shall be made of the proceedings of the hearing and such recording shall be
kept on. file for at least one year.
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CITY OF ST. PAUL COUNCIL OFFICE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK FILE NO
COUNCIL RESOLUTION — GENERAL FORM
PRESENTED BY
COMMISSIONER DATA
WHEREAS, Section 47 C of the Civil Service Rules provides
that the Council shall adopt by resolution a statement of grievance
procedures; now therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That all grievances of employees *hall be handled
in accordance with the following "Grievance Procedures" :
COUNCILMEN
Yeas Cr� 1�� Nays
Holland
,—Los—
Meredith
7Tn Favor
Peterson
Against
Mr. President,-Vnvoais._
tong e-62
IS66
Adopted by the Council 19—
Approved.-OCT 4 I-SR9 19—
Mayor
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CITY OF ST. PAUL COUNCIL NO
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
COUNCIL RESOLUTION — GENERAL FORM
PRESENTED BY
COMMISSIONER DATE
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COUNCILMEN
Yeas Nays
Dalglish
Holland
Tn Favor
Meredith
Peterson
Against
Mr. President, Vevuuh-r !�
10M 6-62
OCT 41966
Adopted by the Council 19-
If
OCT 4196
Approved 19—
Mayor