25 NCAC 01J .1402           FLEXIBILITY

Agencies shall have the flexibility to decide which grievable issues will not be subject to mediation.  In addition, agencies may choose to mediate nongrievable issues by developing internal agency policies and procedures outside the scope of the rules in this Section.  Agencies may utilize mediators serving in the OSP Mediator Pool, 25 NCAC 01J .1410, for mediating nongrievable issues. In such situations, OSP and the requesting agency shall work out a mutually acceptable process to access the mediator pool of resources.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 126-4(9); 126-4(10);

Eff. March 1, 2005.