Whenever an employee of the Township has a grievance, he or
she shall first present it verbally to his or her department head
or the Mayor. It is the responsibility of the department head or Mayor
to arrange a mutually satisfactory solution to the grievance as quickly
as possible, if such solution can and, in his or her opinion, should
be made within the discretion permitted that person. The department
head or Mayor must either conclude a mutually satisfactory solution
to the grievance within 48 hours of the time it was first presented
to him or her or, failing that, must within that time advise the employee
of his or her inability to do so, at which time the department head
or Mayor shall submit the matter, in writing, to the Council committee
under whose jurisdiction the department falls. The committee shall
investigate the grievance in an attempt to resolve the matter.
All papers and documents relating to a grievance and its disposition
will be placed in the employee's personnel history file.