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supervisor, Department Head or the Chief Administrative <br /> Assistant. Appropriate action to investigate and address <br /> complaints of retaliation shall be taken. <br /> If the complaint cannot be informally resolved by the employee's <br /> supervisor, the employee shall provide written notice to the <br /> Department Head and Chief Administrative Assistant that specifies <br /> (1) the alleged retaliatory action and (2) the relief requested <br /> by the employee. The written complaint must be filed within <br /> thirty (30) days of the alleged retaliation. The City will <br /> respond to the complaint within thirty (30) days of receiving the <br /> written notice. <br /> If the employee alleging retaliation receives no response from <br /> the City or objects to the City's response, the employee may <br /> request a hearing before a state administrative law judge. The <br /> request for a hearing must be delivered in writing to the Mayor <br /> within either fifteen (15) days following the City's response to <br /> the charge of retaliatory action, or forty-five (45) days after <br /> the complaint was filed, if there was no response from the City. <br /> Upon receipt of request for hearing, the City shall apply within <br /> five (5) working days to the State Office of Administrative <br /> Hearings for an adjudicative proceeding before an administrative <br /> law judge: <br /> Office of Administrative Hearings <br /> P.O. Box 42488, 4224 Sixth SE <br /> Rowe Six, Bldg. 1 <br /> Lacey, WA 98504-2488 <br /> (206) 459-6353 <br /> The City will consider any recommendation provided by the <br /> administrative law judge that the retaliator be suspended with or <br /> without pay, or dismissed. <br /> ADMINISTRATION <br /> A summary of this policy and procedure will be permanently posted <br /> where all employees will have reasonable access to it, the policy <br /> and procedure will be made available to any employee who requests <br /> it, and the policy and procedure will be given to all new <br /> employees. Officers, managers and supervisors are responsible <br /> for ensuring the procedures are fully implemented within their <br /> areas of responsibility. <br /> 1.111117ii( A <br /> 111611164. <br /> PETE KINCH, Mayor <br /> Effective ".te: 1/06/93 <br /> 3 atadtj <br /> 6-,<A4e2e.)i , l <br />