§ 114-547. Notice of appeal.

(a)

Time for filing appeal. All appeals to the civil service board shall be initiated by filing a written notice of appeal with the commissioner of human resources, in accordance with the procedures established under this division. Unless otherwise provided, the notice of appeal shall be filed and postmarked within five days after the later of:

(1)

The date when the employee receives final written notice of the action or decision or the date final notice is delivered by certified mail to the last known address or date of last delivery attempt by certified mail to the last known address, as documented by the United States Postal Service.

(2)

The effective date of the action or decision.

The notice of appeal shall be considered timely if postmarked within the time allowed for an appeal but shall not be considered filed until actually received by the commissioner of human resources.

(b)

Transmittal of copies of notice within city and assignment to hearing officer/panel. Upon receipt of the notice, the commissioner of human resources shall immediately transmit a true copy of the notice to the appointing authority and the commissioner of human resources and shall promptly investigate and attempt to mediate the appeal. Upon completion of the investigation and after every effort has been made to mediate, the commissioner of human resources shall assign the appeal for hearing by a hearing officer of the civil service board in the normal rotation of hearing officer assignments as provided in section 114-548.

(Ord. No. 2007-22(06-O-2700), § 1, 3-27-07)