The Chair described the efforts of the PAT Council to gather constituent input, beginning in October and continuing through all of the subsequent discussions of a potential increase. Because PAT staff interest was almost evenly divided. Director of Personnel Services Formal complaint procedure is new to the University. Desire is to have a complaint and a grievance process that have a similar first step. First step is to go to Personnel.
Second step has several options.
All people involved in grievance or complaint would be invited to attend the resolution session. If there is no agreement, then there is no resolution. If there is no resolution, then there are no other options. A Chancellor's petition has been added, which is a time frame in which one can decide if they like the decision of the process. The review process needs approval by legal counsel and systems councils, and the President's office.