Opinion ID: 2598113
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: facts

Text: [¶ 3] The appellant is employed by the above-mentioned Department. On April 1, 2005, he wrote a letter to his Division Administrator seeking a job reclassification and salary increase. Having not received a satisfactory response, the appellant on September 2, 2005, wrote to the Internal Services Supervisor of his division, stating that he was filing a grievance. The Internal Services Supervisor responded on September 8, 2005, informing the appellant that his request had been forwarded to the Department's Human Resources Division, and that his salary would not be adjusted because it is within the fair and equitable range for the position classification . . . on the 2004 Monthly Compensation table that is currently in use. The Internal Services Supervisor's response went on to inform the appellant that [i]f this decision is unsatisfactory to you, you may present the grievance in writing to the agency head pursuant to the State of Wyoming Personnel Rules Chapter 5(c). [¶ 4] On September 16, 2005, the appellant submitted a written grievance to the Department Director, pursuant to Chapter 12, Section 5(c) of the Personnel Rules. In his grievance, the appellant presented his current salary and classification status, compared them to certain benchmark minimum and average salaries, and requested that his monthly salary be raised to $4,619. In a letter to the Director ten days later, the appellant thanked the Director for meeting with him the previous week to discuss the grievance, and reiterated the particular salary increase requested. [¶ 5] Apparently receiving no response to his meeting with the Director, or to his follow-up letter, the appellant wrote to the Department's Human Resources Administrator on October 7, 2005, requesting that a grievance committee be established pursuant to Chapter 12, Section 5(e) of the Personnel Rules. In a letter dated October 12, 2005, the Human Resources Administrator denied the appellant's request for a grievance committee. The appellant then petitioned the district court for review of that action. This appeal followed the district court's ruling upholding the Department's decision.