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Febnlary 2 2 , TO: City Council FROM: Tim Andre SUBJECT: No Fat'ievance Process Ding the past several months the Roseville Hunan Rights Commission has reviewed the No Fault Grievance Process, This process alJ.cws for early informal resolution of disputes stag fran actual or perceived unfair dis cr ' .r nat . practices via a local Human Rights Commis s ion . For those units interested in participating in this process, training will be provided in March to representative rrerrbers of the con &scion in order to provide information and guidance on the procedures to be adopted when pro! cessinq a grievance. The No Faint Grievance process is a means by which the State Department of Hunan Rights is relieved of processing so= of the cases which rewire only informal m Nation . 'Ihis provides the local Human Rights Commission a. mans of becoming inforred of and involved in discriminatory Practices in their cammnity. It also provides the grievant, if willing to settle through this process, a speedier response through a Human Rights Corrmi.ssion . The representative of the local Human Rights C emission, when - processing a discrinlimtion claim, does not act as a hearing officer, but as an impartial individual assisting in a voluntary settlement. Once information regarding the grievance is obtained, the representative informs the respond- ent of the, grievance and the settlement desired by the grievant. If a settl.errent is agreed to the claim is considered settled. If an agreement is not reached, the grievant then has the option to either drop the claim or forward the claim to the Mate Department of Hump. Rights Because Minnesota Statute 363.06, Subd. 3 , sets forth that a charge of discrimination east be filed within six (6) months of the discrimination act, it is mandatory that local. Hunan Rights omissions receive a Taint within four ( 4 ) months in order to allow time for local processing and for the grievant, should a settleomt not be reached, to file with the State Department within the six rnonth ti.m fra . Whenever a grievance is filed with the state Department, the local Hunan Rights Cmmis s ion representative who worked on the grievance would forward all information obtained during his participation in the No Fault process to the State The State has provided the City with a copy of the nanual which sets forth the procedures to be follcwed by a local comet- ssion. This docent is m=rently being revered by the City Attorney to detennine liability on the part of the City, t will be forwarded to the Council as soon as available, hopefully by the time of the Council 147ork Session.