1. (a) The employee shall present a detailed written description of the basis for the dispute to the supervisor within 15 calendar days of the action in dispute.

2. (b) Within 15 calendar days of receiving the written statement, the supervisor shall notify the employee in writing of the decision to:

   1. (1) Affirm or modify the action in dispute and inform the employee in writing how to proceed to step II or step III, depending on the structure of the agency;
   2. (2) Reverse the action in dispute; or
   3. (3) Schedule a meeting of the employee and the supervisor for further review of the dispute.

3. (c) If further review of the dispute is conducted under (b)(3) above, the supervisor shall, within 15 calendar days of the meeting, notify the employee in writing of the decision to:

   1. (1) Affirm or modify the action in dispute and inform the employee in writing how to proceed to step II or step III, depending on the structure of the agency; or
   2. (2) Reverse the action in dispute.
4. (d) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the employee and the supervisor from agreeing, in writing, to extend the time limits established herein.
5. (e) A determination made under (b) or (c) above shall conform to the criteria for disciplinary actions set forth in Per 1003.
6. (f) If the supervisor fails to notify the employee in accordance with the time periods established in this section or any time period mutually agreed upon by the employee and the supervisor, the employee may proceed to step II or step III, depending upon the structure of the agency, or may file an appeal with the board.
7. (g) If the employee elects to proceed to step II or step III, or file an appeal with the board, the employee shall notify the supervisor in writing.

Source. #8737, eff 10-18-06; ss by #10801, eff 5-17-15; ss by #14441, eff 12-1-25