2778                               Municipal Charters

NOTICE OF APPEAL UNDER MERIT SYSTEM

(Date)
I, ............................................................, hereby appeal the decision of

(Name and Title) (Date)
.................................................... , made on or about ........................................

(Date)
and communicated to me on or about.............................

(State elements of decision made and briefly explain how
it aggrieves and affects employee, giving reasons.)

(Employee's signature)

Immediate supervisor shall be defined as that individual who daily directs
the activities of the employee involved.

The immediate supervisor shall, within three (3) working days of
receipt of any notice of appeal from an employee, hold a conference with
the employee and attempt to settle the matter in the best interest of the
County and the employee. If the appeal is settled by conference, the
immediate supervisor shall note the action taken on the notice of appeal
and the employee shall countersign the notice of appeal.

Within three (3) working days of its receipt by the immediate super-
visor, he shall have forwarded the notice of appeal to the Personnel Officer
together with his answer, reply, or action thereon.

B.    Step 2.

If the appeal is not satisfactorily settled by the immediate supervisor
within three (3) working days, the appeal and its Step 1 answer may be
submitted to the Department Head for consideration. An informal hearing
shall be given the employee within five (5) days of the date of submission
of the appeal to the immediate supervisor. This step may be waived if the
Department Head is the immediate supervisor.

C.    Step 3.

If the appeal is still not satisfactorily resolved, it shall be submitted
to the Personnel Officer within fifteen (15) days of the date of the Step 2
hearing (or the Step 1 hearing if Step 2 is waived). The Personnel Officer
shall hold a formal hearing within ten (10) days of its submission to him.

D.    Step 4.

If the appeal be still unresolved, it may be directed to the Personnel
Board at the request of the employee affected. The Personnel Officer shall
place the appeal on the docket of the Personnel Board for hearing at the
earliest possible meeting of that body, and in no event any later than
thirty (30) days from the date of the first appeal in Step 1.

RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR HEARINGS

BEFORE THE PERSONNEL OFFICER

AND PERSONNEL BOARD

1. Upon the presentation of an unresolved notice of appeal, the
Personnel Officer shall promptly schedule a hearing, giving notice in writing
to all parties in interest of the time, place and specific matters of the
hearing.