Neighborhood Council Seeks Grievance Advisory Board Members

A grievance has been submitted to the Studio City Neighborhood Council that conforms to its revised Bylaws, adopted in 2012, which require that a grievance NOT be filed against an individual board member but that it address ONLY an alleged violation of the SCNC Bylaws, Operating Procedures or Code of Conduct by the Board as a whole. The SCNC Bylaws have a provision for handling grievances which may be brought to the attention of the Vice President. SCNC Board Members are prohibited from being part of the panel. All other stakeholders are eligible to be part of this important process. The Bylaws call for our Board to recruit a pool of at least a dozen stakeholders willing to serve the Board on a temporary basis as members of a Grievance Advisory Committee. The President will randomly select five from that pool of stakeholders to form the committee. The Board Vice President will meet with the Advisory Committee at its earliest convenience to present the grievance and to help the committee coordinate its process going forward. The committee will then be asked to meet with the parties involved to evaluate the claim and to explore ways in which the matter may be resolved. Within 30 days of completing its meetings with the parties, the committee Chairperson will be asked to deliver to the Board Secretary a brief written report of the committee's findings. The Secretary will forward a copy of the grievance and the report to each Board member and the matter will be placed on the next Board meeting agenda. In this instance, we would greatly appreciate your willingness to serve on the committee and that you allow us to place your name "in the hat" for a random selection to take place at the Board's monthly meeting on May 15. Please contact Lisa Sarkin at lsarkin@studiocitync.org if you are interested in being on the Committee or have any questions.