Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 24, June 15, 2024
Section 265.1 - Purpose and scope(a) An aggrieved party shall process its grievance in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. An aggrieved party means any person, organization, or project funded directly by the SCA under a written contract and adversely affected by a decision of an SCA regarding its contract or rights thereunder.(b) The provisions of this chapter delineate the procedures to be followed in processing a grievance between an SCA and an aggrieved party. The goal is to secure the efficient and prompt determination of these grievances.(c) If an SCA has adopted its own grievance procedure, that procedure may be used provided it is approved by the Council. All requests for approval of existing county grievance procedures should be addressed to the Office of Chief Counsel; 2101 North Front Street; Suite N, Riverside Office Building No. 1; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120.(d) A copy of the procedure described in subsection (c) or any other approved procedure shall be distributed to all projects, persons, or organizations within each SCA's jurisdiction in order to insure that the projects have full knowledge of this procedure.