City of Fall River, MA In General

[Amended 5-9-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-10; 2-26-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-4]

Generally. It is the declared objective of the City to encourage the prompt and informal resolution of grievances of City employees as they arise and to provide recourse to orderly procedures for the timely and equitable adjustment of complaints. It shall be the responsibility of the Director of Human Resources to assist department heads and/or supervisory commissions to resolve grievances in accord with this policy.

Authority of Director of Human Resources. The Director of Human Resources shall act as the sole designee of the Mayor to decide all grievances which are not resolved at preceding levels of the grievance procedure and in which the Mayor elects not to act personally as the final step in the appropriate grievance procedure. Decisions of the Director of Human Resources shall be final and binding on all parties thereto except as prohibited by law, ordinance or collective bargaining agreement.