Agenda - Council Work Session - 06/08/2021

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5.4 LELS agrees to indemnify and hold the Employer harmless against any and all claims, suits orders oi judgments brought or issued against the Employer as a result of any action taken or riot taken by the Employer under the provision of this ARTICLE, ARTICLE 6: )MPLOYJE RIGHTS — GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE 6.1 Definition of a Grievance, A grievance is defined as a dispute or disagreement as to the inteipretatiofl or' application of the specific terms and conditions of this Agreement, 6.2 LELS Representatives, The Bmployer will recognize Representatives designated. by LELS as the grievance representatives of the bargainhig unit having the duties acid responsibilities established by this MITICLE LELS shall notify the Employer in writing of the names of Such LELS Representatives and of their 'successors when so designated as provided by Article 5.2 bfthis Ageemeiit. 6,3 Piocessing of a Grievance. It is recognized and accepted by LELS and the Bmployer that the processing of giievances as hereinafter provided is limited by the job duties and responsibilities .of the Employees and shall, therefoie, be aeoornplished during nortnal working hours only when consistent with such Employee duties and responsibilities. The aggrieved Employee and a LELS Representative shall be allowed a reasonable amount of time without loss of pay when a grievance is investigated and presented to the Employer during normal woiking hours, piovided that theEniployee and the LELS representative haveaotifled and received the approval ofthe designated supervisor who has deteimined that such absence is reasonable and. would not be detrimental to the work programs of the Employer. 6.4 Procedure, Grievances, as defrned by :Article 6.1, shall be resolved in conformance with the following proeecture: Step L An Employee claiming la violation concerning the interpretation or application of the Agreement shall, within twenty-one (21) calendar days after such alleged violaiion has oeourred, present such grievance to the Employee's direct supervisor as designated by the Employer. The Employes designated representative 'will discuss and give an answer to such Step 1 grievance within ten (10) calendar days after receipt, A grievance not reo1ved in Stop 1 and appealed to Step 2 shall be placed in writing setting forth the nature pf the grievance, the facts oiihich it is based, the provision or pr6v1810flS of the Agreement U1egedly violated, the i'emecly ieq.uested and shall be appealed to Step 2 within ten (10) calendar days after the Employee designated reprsentatiV&$ final answer in Step 1, Any grievanoe not appealed in writing to Step 2 by LELS within ten (10) calendar days shall be considered waived. Step 2. If appealed, the written grievance shall be presented by .EELS and discussed with the Chief of Police, who is the designated Step 2 representative, The Bmployer designated representative shall give EELS the Employer's Step 2 answer in writing within ten (10) calendar days after receipt of such Step 2 grievance. A grievance not resolved in Step 2 maybe appealed to Step 3 within ten (10) calendar 5