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PRESENTED
September 26, 1984
ORDINANCE NO. 84-0-42
ADOPTED September 26, 1984
AN ORDINANCE: AMENDING CHAPTER 12.1, ARTICLE 21 OF THE TOWN CODE CONCERNING
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE TO INCLUDE ALL PERSONS
ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows:
SECTION I. Section 12.1-53 of the Town Code is amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 12.1-53. Intent and Application
(a) For the purposes of this grievance procedure, a grievance shall be
construed as a complaint or dispute by an employee relating to his or her
employment, including, but not necessarily limited to: (1) disciplinary
actions involving dismissals, demotions, and suspensions; (2) concerns
regarding the application, meaning or interpretation of these rules; (3)
acts of reprisal as the result of utilization of the grievance procedure;
(4) complaints of discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed,
sex7 or handicap; and (5) reprisal on the part of the town as a result of
an employee's participation in the grievance of another employee.
(b) Complaints are not grievable where they involve: (1) establish-
ment and revision of wages or salaries, position classifications or general
benefits; (2) work activity accepted by the employee as a condil:ion of
employment or work activity which may be reasonably expected to be a part
of the job content; (3) the contents or ordinances, these rules, or other
established procedures and regulations; (4) failure to promote except where
the employee can show established promotional policies or procedures were
not followed or applied fairly, (5) the methods, means and personnel by
which such work activities are to be carried on; or (6) discharge, layoff
or suspension from duties because of lack of work, reduction in work force
or job abolition.
(c) Questions of grievability shall be resolved by the Town Manager.
The grievant may appeal the decision of grievability made by the Town
Manager to the Circuit Court for Loudoun County, which decision shall be
final.
(d) This grievance procedure shall apply only to the following
persons~ positions, and categories of positions:
(1) Career service employees with the exception of the Clerk of
Council.
(2)
Uniformed police officers except those who elect to resolve
grievances in accordance with Section 12.1-56:1 et seq. of
this article.
(3) An7 citizen grievance based on alleged violation of federal~
state or local "handicapped discrimination" laws governed by
Sec. 12.1-54~ ¶(c)~ (d)~ (e)~ (f) of Article 21.
Ordinance amending Personnel Manual
concerning Grievance Procedure
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SECTION II.
repealed.
SECTION III.
PASSED this
This ordinance shall be in effect upon its passage.
26th day of September , 1984.
Robert E. Sev~
Town of Leesburg
All prior ordinances and resolutions in conflict herewith are
ATTEST:
Clerk of ~ncil