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280 H - Employee Relations
City of Greensboro Personnel Policy Manuał
2. If the issue is not settled in step one (1), the employee may, within ten consecutive
calendar days of receipt of the immediate supervisor’s reply, submit his/her appeal, in
writing, to the next higher supervisor.
3. If the appeal is not settled in step two (2), the employee may, appeal to the next higher
supervisor. This step should be repeated until the appeal reaches the Department Director.
4. If the issue is not settled in step three (3), the employee may, within ten (10) consecutive
calendar days, submit his/her appeal, in writing, to the Department Director. The
Department Director (or designated individual authorized to act on behalf of the Director)
shall review the written record (required). In addition, the Department Director may
choose to interview the employee, department supervisory officials, or other individuals
with relevant information. The employee will be notified if the review will take longer than
twenty (20) calendar days. The Department Director, or designee, has final authority on all
written warnings.
5. If an employee reports directly to the City Manager, Deputy City Manager, Assistant
City Manager, or Department Director, he/she has only one appeal with his/her immediate
supervisor. All of the previous appeal steps are combined into one step (a review of the
written record with the immediate supervisor). The immediate supervisor should notify the
employee, in writing, of his/her decision within twenty (20) calendar days of the date of the
appeal. The immediate supervisor has final authority on written warnings.
C. Suspensions, Demotions
Employees may appeal suspensions and demotions pursuant to the following procedures:
1. The appealing employee must appeal to the City Manager’s Office, in writing, within ten
(10) consecutive calendar days of the date that the corrective action decision was delivered
to the employee.
2. The appeal will be assigned to the manager who has supervisory authority over the
appealing employee’s department. That manager shall review the written record (required).
In addition, the manager may choose to interview the employee, department supervisory
officials, or other individuals with relevant information. The employee will be notified if
the review will take longer than twenty (20) calendar days. Also, the employee will be given
an estimated time for completion of the review.
3. The reviewing manager’s decision is final.
4. If an employee reports directly to the City Manager, Deputy City Manager, Assistant
City Manager, or Department Director, he/she has only one appeal with his/her immediate
supervisor. All of the previous appeal steps are combined into one step (a review of the
written record with the immediate supervisor). The immediate supervisor should notify the
employee, in writing, of his/her decision within twenty (20) calendar days of the date of the