Step Procedures Clause Samples

The Step Procedures clause outlines a sequential process that parties must follow to resolve disputes or complete specific contractual obligations. Typically, it requires parties to attempt resolution through a series of escalating steps, such as negotiation, mediation, and then arbitration or litigation if earlier steps fail. This structured approach ensures that issues are addressed methodically, often encouraging early resolution and reducing the likelihood of costly or prolonged disputes.
Step Procedures. Step 1 The grievance shall first be discussed between the grievant and/or his/her representative and the grievant's immediate Supervisor and/or his/her designee. If the grievance is not resolved at Step 1, it must be submitted to Step 2 within ten (10) days of receipt of the Step 1 decision. If a grievance is not submitted in writing to the Superintendent or his designee within the ten (10) days, there shall be no right to process the grievance further. Step 2 If the grievance is not resolved in Step 1, and the grievant wishes to have it reviewed further, the grievant shall submit to the Superintendent or his/her designee a written statement setting forth the specific nature of the grievance and the facts relating thereto. Within ten (10) days of receipt of the grievant's written statement, the Superintendent or his/her designee shall hold an informal hearing at which the grievant and/or his/her representative will appear to present oral and written arguments. Within ten (10) days after the close of the hearing, the Superintendent or his/her designee will answer the grievance in writing. If the grievant is not satisfied with the answer in Step 2, the grievant may appeal to Step 3. Step 3 If a grievance remains unresolved after Step 2, the grievant or the Federation may submit said grievance in writing within fifteen (15) working days from receipt of the decision at Step 2 to the American Arbitration Association under its Voluntary Arbitration Rules. No grievance shall be submitted to arbitration without the consent of the Federation. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on both parties. The fees and expenses of the arbitrator shall be shared equally by the Board and the Federation. The arbitrator shall have no power to add to, subtract from, or change, any of the provisions of this Agreement, or to render any decision which conflicts with any law, regulation, or directive, or to imply any obligation which is not specifically set forth in this Agreement. Each demand for arbitration shall list only one (1) grievance unless the parties otherwise agree to handle several grievances for hearing before an arbitrator. Awards may not be retroactive beyond twenty (20) calendar days prior to the service of the Step 1 written grievance.
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Step Procedures. STEP ONE: The grievance shall be initiated in writing by the employee involved within five (5) working days from the time the employee knew or should have known of its occurrence by discussion with the employee's immediate supervisor. The immediate supervisor shall provide an answer to the employee in writing within three (3) working days of such initiation. STEP TWO: If the grievance is not settled at Step One, then within five (5) working days after receipt of an answer at Step One or after the answer at Step One was due, whichever is earlier, the grievance shall be submitted to the Chief Clerk of the Law Enforcement Division or the Business Manager of the Corrections Division, as appropriate, with a copy given to the Sheriff and/or designee. An answer at Step Two shall be made in writing within five (5) working days thereafter. STEP THREE: If the grievance is not settled at Step Two, then within five (5) working days after receipt of an answer at Step Two or after the answer at Step Two was due, whichever is earlier, the Union shall have the right to submit the grievance to the Sheriff or designee. A meeting may be held with the Union and the Employer at this step. A written answer to the grievance shall be served upon the individual and the Union within ten (10) working days after the grievance is received at this step. STEP FOUR: If the grievance is not settled through Step Three within ten (10) days of its submission under Step Three, then the Union shall have the right within five (5) working days thereafter to submit such grievance to binding arbitration through PERC, in which case the decision of the arbitrator shall be final.
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Step Procedures. Step One: Within twenty (20) calendar days after its occurrence, or within twenty (20) calendar days after he or she knew or should have known of its existence, the aggrieved employee’s grievance shall be discussed verbally and if resolved, no further action shall be taken. If not resolved on an informal discussion basis within three (3) working days, the grievance shall be reduced to writing within seven (7) calendar days, signed by the aggrieved employee and submitted to the Commissioner in charge of personnel. In no event shall a
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Step Procedures. The Union will submit the grievance of the employee to his immediate supervisor with copy to the Human
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Step Procedures. Step One: Within twenty (20) calendar days after he/she knew or should have known of its existence, the aggrieved employee's grievance shall be discussed verbally and if resolved, no further action shall be taken. If not resolved on an informal discussion basis within three
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  • Review Procedures a. In consultation with the Illinois SHPO, NRCS shall identify those undertakings with little to no potential to affect historic properties and list those undertakings in Appendix A. Upon the determination by the CRS that a proposed undertaking is included in Appendix A, the NRCS is not required to consult further with the SHPO for that undertaking. A list of undertakings with the potential to affect historic properties comprises Appendix B. b. The lists of undertakings provided in Appendices A and B may be modified through consultation and written agreement between the NRCS State Conservationist and the SHPO without requiring an amendment to this Illinois Prototype Agreement. The NRCS State Office will maintain the master list and will provide an updated list to all consulting parties with an explanation of the rationale for classifying the practices accordingly. c. Undertakings identified in Appendix B shall require further review as outlined in Stipulation V. a. The NRCS shall consult with the SHPO to define the undertaking’s APE, identify and evaluate historic properties that may be affected by the undertaking, assess potential effects, and identify strategies for resolving adverse effects prior to implementing the undertaking. 1) NRCS may provide its proposed APE, identification of historic properties and/or scope of identification efforts, and assessment of effects in a single transmittal to the SHPO, provided this documentation meets the substantive standards in 36 CFR Part 800.4-5 and 800.11. 2) The NRCS shall attempt to avoid adverse effects to historic properties whenever possible; where historic properties are located in the APE, NRCS shall describe how it proposes to modify, buffer, or move the undertaking to avoid adverse effects to historic properties. 3) Where the NRCS proposes a finding of "no historic properties affected" or "no adverse effect" to historic properties, the SHPO shall have 30 calendar days from receipt of this documented description and information to review it and provide comments. The NRCS shall take into account all timely comments. i. If the SHPO, or another consulting party, disagrees with NRCS' findings and/or determination, it shall notify the NRCS within the thirty (30) calendar daytime period. The NRCS shall consult with the SHPO or other consulting party to attempt to resolve the disagreement. If the disagreement cannot be resolved through this consultation, NRCS shall follow the dispute resolution process in Stipulation VIII below. ii. If the SHPO does not respond to the NRCS within the thirty (30) calendar day period and/or the NRCS receives no objections from other consulting parties, or if the SHPO concurs with the NRCS' determination and proposed actions to avoid adverse effects, the NRCS shall document the concurrence/lack of response within the review time noted above and may move forward with the undertaking. 4) Where a proposed undertaking may adversely affect historic properties, NRCS shall describe proposed measures to minimize or mitigate the adverse effects, and follow the process in 36 CFR Part 800.6, including consultation with other consulting patties and notification to the ACHP, to develop a Memorandum of Agreement to resolve the adverse effects. Should the proposed undertaking have the potential to adversely affect a known NHL, the NRCS shall, to the maximum extent possible, undertake such planning and actions that may be necessary to minimize harm to the NHL in accordance with 54 U.S.C. § 306107 of the NHPA and 36 CFR Part 800.6 and 800.10, including consultation with the ACHP and respective National Park Service, Regional National Historic Landmark Program Coordinator, to develop a Memorandum of Agreement. d. NRCS will conduct archaeological surveys and will submit reports and other documentation to SHPO for review and comment. When no archaeological sites have been located by the archaeological survey, NRCS may proceed with the proposed undertaking. Reports for negative surveys must be submitted to SHPO on a quarterly basis. All positive and negative reports submitted to SHPO will be sent digitally for submission to the Inventory of Illinois Archaeological Sites (IAS) data file maintained by staff at the Illinois State Museum (ISM) housed under the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). The NRCS further agrees that access to specific site location data will be restricted to the CRS, the NRCS field personnel installing conservation practices adjacent to the cultural resource, and the landowner. Specific site location information for individual projects will be maintained in a secure cultural resources file kept in the field offices and will not be available to the public. e. Curation: NRCS personnel will not collect artifactual material during routine field inspections. However, if a professional survey, evaluation testing, or mitigation is required, NRCS shall ensure that all materials and records resulting from cultural resources surveys or data recovery activities on federal or state property are curated by the Illinois State Museum. The NRCS shall ensure that all records resulting from cultural resource surveys or data recovery activities on private property are curated by the Illinois State Museum or an equivalent curation facility in accordance with 36 CFR Part 79. Subject to the landowner's permission, all objects resulting from cultural resources surveys or data recovery activities are maintained by the Illinois State Museum or equivalent research institution until their analysis is complete and they are returned to their owner(s). Although landowners will be encouraged to donate artifactual material, it is understood that objects collected on private land remain the property of the landowner(s) unless the landowner(s) donates the material to the Illinois State Museum or equivalent research institution. This excludes burial goods, as stipulated by ▇▇▇▇▇▇.

  • Formal Procedures 1. Upon presentation to the academic ▇▇▇▇ of a petition signed by one–third (1/3) of the full–time members of the department/work area, excluding the department chair, stating specific reasons for recalling the department chair, the academic ▇▇▇▇ shall promptly give fourteen (14) calendar days' written notice to all department/work area members setting forth the time, date and place of a meeting to consider the recall petition and to vote on either a motion that the department/work area chair continue in office or a motion to recommend to the President of the College that the President declares a vacancy to exist in the department/work area. The department chairperson/work area may be present at this meeting. 2. The academic ▇▇▇▇ and an impartial person from the faculty at large, who shall be elected by members of the department/work area, shall conduct the recall meeting, and if the academic ▇▇▇▇ and the members of the department/work area shall have so decided, shall conduct successor meetings for the same purpose. The academic ▇▇▇▇ and such impartial person from the faculty at large shall record any subsequent vote(s) taken within the department/work area on this matter. 3. A vote by secret ballot of the majority of all full–time department/work area members shall be required to recommend to the President of the College or the President’s designee that the President declares a vacancy to exist in the department chair position. If a majority of the department/work area members so vote, the results of the balloting with reasons shall be forwarded to the President of the College or the President’s designee. The President of the College shall determine the recall or continuance within ten (10) calendar days and so notify the department/work area with reasons. The President's decision shall be final.

  • Reply Procedures In connection with any Auction, each Lender holding the relevant Term Loans subject to such Auction may, in its sole discretion, participate in such Auction and may provide the Auction Agent with a notice of participation (the “Return Bid”) which shall be in a form reasonably acceptable to the Auction Agent, and shall specify (i) a discount to par (that must be expressed as a price at which it is willing to sell all or any portion of such Term Loans) (the “Reply Price”), which (when expressed as a percentage of the par principal amount of such Term Loans) must be within the Discount Range and (ii) a principal amount of such Term Loans, which must be in whole increments of $1,000,000 (or, in any case, such lesser amount of such Term Loans of such Lender then outstanding or which is otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Auction Agent) (the “Reply Amount”). Lenders may only submit one Return Bid per Auction, but each Return Bid may contain up to three bids only one of which may result in a Qualifying Bid. In addition to the Return Bid, the participating Lender must execute and deliver, to be held in escrow by the Auction Agent, an Assignment and Assumption with the dollar amount of the Term Loans to be assigned to be left in blank, which amount shall be completed by the Auction Agent in accordance with the final determination of such Lender’s Qualifying Bid pursuant to clause (c) below. Any Lender whose Return Bid is not received by the Auction Agent by the Auction Response Date shall be deemed to have declined to participate in the relevant Auction with respect to all of its Term Loans.

  • Safety Procedures The Contractor shall: (a) comply with all applicable safety regulations according to Attachment H; (b) take care for the safety of all persons entitled to be on the Site; (c) use reasonable efforts to keep the Site and Works clear of unnecessary obstruction so as to avoid danger to these persons; (d) provide fencing, lighting, guarding and watching of the Works until completion and taking over under clause 10 [Employer's Taking Over]; and (e) provide any Temporary Works (including roadways, footways, guards and fences) which may be necessary, because of the execution of the Works, for the use and protection of the public and of owners and occupiers of adjacent land.