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Step IH. If the grievance is not settled in Step H, the Union may submit the grievance to the Human Resources Administrator no later than five (5) wOrking days atier the Step H answer is received. The Mayor and/or Human Resources Administrator (the designee), the Director of Public Works and other appropriate persOnnel shall convene a.meeting with the Union grievance committee together with a representative from Ohio Council 8. Such meeting shall be held at a mutually convenient time, but not later than ten(10) working days after the appeal of the Step II answer. Suspensions which are appealed through the grievance procedure shall be submitted directly to Step H. Terminations which are appealed through the grievance procedure' shall be submitted directly to Step HI. While it is desirable to hive each grievance settled or answered in an informal manner at the meeting, settlement agreements shall be put in writing and signed by the parties no later than seven (7) working days after the Step HI meeting. Likewise, unresolved grievances shall be answered, in writing, no later than seven (7) working days after the Step IH meeting, and shall be sent to the Union President with a copy to the Ohio Council 8 representative and the grievant. Provided that before a matter is declared to be at an impasse, either party may refer the grievance to the Mayor. The Mayor shall have seven (7). days to render a decision after reviewing the facts and, if necessary, after hearing oral presentation. The Union may, after receiving the Mayor's decision, refer the grievance to Step IV of the contractual grievance/arbitration procedure. Step IV. If the grievance is not satisfactorily settled at Step III, the Union shall give, within six (6) months after receipt of the Step IH answer, the City written notice of its intent to appeal the grievance to arbitration~ The City and the Union shall meet to select an arbitrator from the following panel of arbitrators: Nels-Nelson, James ManCini, Harry Graham, David Pincus and Robert Stein~ The fees and expenses of the arbitrators shall be borne equally by the parties. Arbitration hearings shall be held in the City of Lakewood, on City property. The Union may select up to five (5) members to attend the hearing (including officers and witnesses) who shall not lose any regular straight time pay for the time offthe job while attending any arbitration procedure. 10.03 In the event a grievance goes to arbitration, the arbitrator shall have jurisdiction only over disputes arising out of grievances, and in reaching the arbitrator's decision, the arbitrator shall have no authority to add to or subtract from or modify in any way the provisions of this Agreement: 10.04 The grievance procedure set forth herein shall be the exclusive method of reviewing and settling disputes between the City and the Union and/or between the City and employee(s). All heatings shall start at the beginning of the work shift and the Union may make non-substantive amendments to the grievance at Steps I, II and IH. All decisions of arbitrators and all pre-arbitration grievance settlements reached by the Union and the City shall be final, conclusive and binding on the City, the Union and employee(s). A grievance may be withdrawn by the Union at any time during Steps I, H, IH or IV of the grievance procedure, and the withdrawal of any grievance shall not be prejudicial to the positions taken by the parties as they relate to that or any other grievance. The grievant may be present and participate at each step of the grievance procedure. A copy of the grievance shall be attached to each grievance answer, withdrawal or scheduling notice. 10~05 Time limits set forth in a grievance procedure shall, Unless extended by mutual written agreement ' of the City and the Union, be binding on both parties and either party's failure to meet its 6~e limits shall 7