Code: GBM
Adopted: 4/16/97
Readopted: 4/17/01, 1/20/11
Orig. Code(s): GBM 

The Superintendent or designee shall develop a complaint procedure, which shall be available for all employees who contend they have been subject to a violation, misinterpretation, or inappropriate  application of district personnel policies and/or administrative regulations. The complaint procedure shall provide an orderly process for the consideration and resolution of problems in the application or  interpretation of district personnel policies.  

The complaint procedure shall not be used to resolve disputes and disagreements related to the provisions  of any collective bargaining agreement, nor shall it be used in any instance where a collective bargaining  agreement provides a dispute resolution procedure. Disputes concerning an employee’s dismissal, contract  non-renewal, or contract non-extension shall not be processed under this procedure.  

Reasonable efforts shall be made to resolve complaints informally.  

Administrative regulations shall be developed to outline procedural timelines and steps under this policy,  as necessary.  

END OF POLICY

Legal Reference(s):  

• OAR 581-022-1720  
• Anderson v. Central Point School District No. 6, 554 F. Supp. 600 (D. Oregon 1982); aff’d in part, 746 F.2d 505 (9th Cir. 1984). 
• Connick v. Myers, 461 U.S. 138 (1983).