Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Debating personnel committee’s grievance process

Council defeats a motion on grievance decisions in personnel committee
Coun. Brian Swanson speaks to his motion regarding
grievance decisions in the personnel committee
at the Sept. 8, 2015 council meeting.
Lisa Goudy/Times-Herald

By Lisa Goudy

Coun. Brian Swanson wants to increase accountability regarding personnel committee grievance decisions, which aren’t always unanimous.

“I think it’s just part of our job if we’re to hear grievances that we make a decision on them and if we dissent with the decision, I think there should be an opportunity to indicate so on the final version of the decision,” he said.

“I use the example with the arbitrations that we have had with the fire department and even the police department in the past. Those arbitrations were not unanimously arrived at.”

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