Policy Text
Policy Delano Police Department
1003 Delano PD Policy Manual
Grievance Procedure
1003.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
It is the policy of this department that all grievances be handled quickly and fairly without
discrimination against employees who file a grievance whether or not there is a basis for the
grievance. Our Department’s philosophy is to promote a free verbal communication between
employees and supervisors.
1003.1.1 GRIEVANCE DEFINED
A grievance is any difference of opinion concerning terms or conditions of employment or the
dispute involving the interpretation or application of any of the following documents by the
person(s) affected:
• The employee bargaining agreement (Memorandum of Understanding)
• This Policy Manual
• City rules and regulations covering personnel practices or working conditions
Grievances may be brought by an individual affected employee or by a group representative.
Specifically outside the category of grievance are complaints related to alleged acts of sexual,
racial, ethnic or other forms of unlawful harassment, as well as complaints related to allegations of
discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion, ethnic background and other lawfully protected
status or activity are subject to the complaint options set forth in the Discriminatory Harassment
Policy, and personnel complaints consisting of any allegation of misconduct or improper job
performance against any department employee that, if true, would constitute a violation of
department policy, federal, state or local law set forth in the Personnel Complaint Policy.
1003.2 PROCEDURE
Except as otherwise required under a collective bargaining agreement, if an employee believes
that he or she has a grievance as defined above, then that employee shall observe the following
procedure:
(a) Attempt to resolve the issue through informal discussion with immediate supervisor.
(b) If after a reasonable amount of time, generally seven days, the grievance cannot be
settled by the immediate supervisor, the employee may request an interview with the
Division Commander of the affected division or bureau.
(c) If a successful resolution is not found with the Division Commander, the employee
may request a meeting with the Chief of Police.
(d) If the employee and the Chief of Police are unable to arrive at a mutual solution, then
the employee shall proceed as follows:
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