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Fire shall meet with the grievant and Association representatives in an attempt to adjust <br />the grievance. Within seven (7) days after the Step I meeting, the Chief of Fire will <br />supply a written answer to the grievant and to the Association. <br />Step II. If the member's grievance is not satisfactorily settled at Step I, the Association may <br />appeal the grievance to the Mayor within seven (7) days after the receipt of the Step I <br />answer. After receipt of the appeal, the Mayor, or a designated representative, and <br />Association representatives shall meet to consider the grievance at a time mutually <br />convenient to all parties, but in no event shall such a meeting commence later than <br />fourteen (14) days after the appeal of the Step I response. The grievant or grievants <br />may or may not be present at this meeting. Within seven (7) days of the Step II meeting, <br />the Mayor, or a designated representative, shall furnish the Association a decision in <br />writing. <br />Step III If the grievance is not satisfactorily settled at Step II, the Association may, within thirty <br />(30) calendar days after receipt of the Step II answer, submit the matter to arbitration. <br />The Association shall notify the American Arbitration Association and the City <br />simultaneously of its intent to appeal the grievance to arbitration. Upon written notice <br />of the Association's intent to arbitrate a grievance, the American Arbitration <br />Association shall submit a panel of seven (7) arbitrators to each party, and the arbitrators <br />will be chosen in accordance with the Association's then applicable roles and <br />regulations. The fees and expenses of the arbitrators shall be borne equally by the <br />parties. Arbitration hearing shall be held in the City of Lakewood, on City property. <br />19.03 The Association may select up to two (2) members to attend the hearing (including officers and <br />witnesses) who shall not lose any regular straight time pay for the time off the job while attending any <br />arbitration proceeding <br />19.04 In the event a grievance goes to arbitration, the arbitrator shall have jurisdiction only over <br />disputes arising out of grievances and, in reaching a decision, the arbitrator shall have no authority to <br />add to or subtract from or modify, in any way, the provisions of this Agreement. <br />19.05 The grievance procedure set forth herein shall be the exclusive method of reviewing and settling <br />disputes between the City and the Association, and/or between the City and member(s). All decisions <br />of arbitrators and all pre -arbitration grievance settlements reached by the Association and the City shall <br />be final, conclusive and binding on the City, the Association and the members. A grievance may be - - <br />withdrawn by the Association at any time during Step I, It, or III of the grievance procedure, and the <br />withdrawal of any grievance shall not be prejudicial to the positions taken by the parties as they related <br />to that grievance or any other grievance. - <br />19.06 Time limits set forth in a grievance procedure shall, unless extended by mutual written agreement <br />of the City and the Association, be binding on both parties. In the event the Union fails to file initially - <br />or appeal a grievance to the next step within the time limits provided, such grievance shall be deemed <br />null and void. In the event the City fails to answer the grievance within the time limits provided, the <br />grievance shall automatically be moved to the next step. Working days, as provided in the grievance <br />procedure, shall not include Saturdays, Sundays or holidays. It is understood that there shall be written <br />19 <br />