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'1.3 7.4 the Employees snd shall, therefore, be accomplished during normal working houn only when consistent with such Employee duties and responsibilities. The aggrieved Employee and a Union Steward shall be allowed a rieasonable amounl of lime without loss in pay when a griwance is investigated and pr€sented to the Bmployer during normal working hours provided lhat the Employee and the Union Steward have notilied and received the prior approval ofthe designsted supervisor who has determined lhat such abs€nce is rcasonable and would not bc detrimental to the work programs of the Employer, Procedure: Grievances, as defined by this artlcle shall be resolved in mnformance with the following procedurc: Slep L An Employe claiming a violation conceming the interpretation or application of lhis Ageement shall, withh fourt€€n (14) calendar days ftom the alleged occurencg present in wriling the naturc ofths grievance, the facts on which it is based, the provision or provisions of the Agreement &llegedly violatd and the remedy requested to lhe Employee's supervisor and Chief. The Employer shall answer the Employee and the Union, in writing within ten (10) calendar days aller receipt. A grievance not resolved in Step I shall be appealed to Step 2 within t€n (10) calendar days after the Employer Step I rrsponse, Step 2. lf appealed, the written griwance shall be prcsented by the Union to the city administrEtor. The city administrator and the Union shall sohedule an in-person mecting to include necessary participsnts within ten (10) oalendar days ater rcceipt ofsush Step 2 grievance. The City and Union slnll make ev€ry ofrort for timeliress. The city administrator shall respotd, in writin& to the Union within five (5) caleedar days affer the meeting, A grievance not resolved in Step 2 may bc appealed to St€p 3 wi$in ten (10) calendar days following the city administrator's final Step 2 answer, Step 3. A grievance unresolved in Step 2 and appealed to Step 3 by lhe Union may be submitted to the Minnesota Buleau of Mediation Services for mediation or to arbitratio! within ten (10) calendar days following the final Step 2 answer. Ifthe grievance is submitted to mediation and is not resolved, it may be appealed to arbitration within ten ( I 0) calendar days following mediation The Union shall request a list ofarbitrators to be submitted to the panies by the Bureau of Medialion Services. Arbitrator's Authority: a. The arbitrator shall have no right to amend, modiff, nulli$, ignore, add to, or sublract from the terms and conditions ofthis Agreement. The arbitrator shall consider and deoide only the specifio issuds) submitted in writing by the Employer and the Union and shall havo no Euthorlty to d6ide on any oth€r issue not so submitted. b.The arbitrator shall be without powec to make decisions contrsry to, or inconsistent with, or modi$ing or varying in 8rry way lhe application of laws, rules or regulEtions having the force and effect of law. The arbitratoy's decision shall be submined in writing within thirty (30) days following the close ofthe hearing or the submission of briefs by the pErti€s, whichever be later, unloss lhe parties agrco to an extension. Thc decision shall be binding on both the Employer and the Union and shall be based solely on lhe a$ibatoy's inlerpretation or application ofthe express tenns of this Agreement and to lhe fEc& ofthe grievance presented. The fees and expenses for the arbitratoy's services and proceedings shall be borne equalty by the Employer and tlr Union, provided thal each party shall be responsiblo for compensaling its own reprcsenlatives and witnesses. Ifeither party desircs a verbatinr record ofthe 4 c, Page 65 of 304