Informal Resolution Procedure. Prior to the service of formal charges, the Chief may initiate a meeting with the member and the Union for the purpose of resolving the situation informally. If the City intends to use anything the member says in the meeting against the member in any disciplinary action, the member will be informed at the beginning of any such meeting that whatever he/she says may be used against the member in any such action. The member may refuse to answer any questions and in such case this refusal shall not be considered insubordination. In the event that the meeting does not resolve the disciplinary action, formal charges may be served on the member after the meeting.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement