SANTA ANA FIRE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (FMA)

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justification he or she considers proper, sign it, and forward it to the Fire Chief without undue delay or, in no case, more than ten (10) calendar days. B. If the grievant files a written grievance with the Fire Chief in the manner and within the time limits specified, then a conference shall be held at the request of the employee or the Fire Chief. C. The Fire Chief shall inform the employee of his or her action within ten (10 ) calendar days after receipt of . the request of the settlement. The original of the grievance form and the Chiefs decision shall be filed in the personnel records of the department. D. If no satisfactory settlement has been reached at the departmental level, the employee may, within ten (10) calendar days after being informed by the Fire Chief of his or her decision on the matter, and the reasons thereof, ,submit the grievance in writing to the City Manager, or his or her duly authorized representative, for determination. Failure of the grievant to take this action will constitute a waiver and bar to the grievance, and the grievance will be considered settled on a basis of the Fire Chief's response. E. The City Manager or his duly authorized representative, after a careful review, shall render a final decision on the merits of the grievance, in writing, and return it to the grievant within fifteen (15) calendar days after receiving the grievance. A copy of the written grievance to the City Manager, or his or her duly authorized representative, and of the City Manager's or his or her representative's written decision shall be filed in the personnel records of the department and the grievant's personnel jacket maintained in the Personnel Services Department. F. After the procedures set forth exhausted, the grievant, the shall have all rights and grievance under the law. in this Article have been Association, and the City remedies to pursue said 51