2020-04 - Authorize collective bargaining agreement - correction officers

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Step IV: If the grievance is not satisfactorily settled at Step III, the grievance may be submitted to the OPBA staff representative. The OPBA staff representative will then review the merits of the grievance and decide, not later than fifteen (15) calendar days after the City's Step III answer was issued, whether or not to recommend further appeal. Should the OPBA staff representative decide not to pursue the grievance further, the grievant(s) shall be so informed and the grievance will be withdrawn from the grievance procedure. The OPBA staff representative's decision shall be final and binding. Should the OPBA staff representative decide to process the grievance further, the OPBA may, within fifteen (15) days after the City's Step III answer was issued, file an appeal with the Mayor or the Mayor's designated representative. Such appeal shall be in writing, include a copy of the original grievance and shall specify the reason why the OPBA representative believes the Step III answer is in error. Grievances involving suspension or termination shall be submitted directly to Step IV. The Mayor or the Mayor's designated representative shall reply in writing within ten (10)working days from the receipt of that appeal. 10.04 Arbitration A. If the grievance is not satisfactorily settled at Step IV, the OPBA may submit the matter to The American Arbitration Association requesting a list of arbitrators from the National Academy Panel of Arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association within the time limits specified above and shall be subject to the rules of the Association within thirty (30) days after the Step IV answer was issued. B. The arbitrator selected shall have no authority to add to,subtract from or in any way modify any provision of this agreement. C. Any fees and expenses of the arbitrator shall be borne equally by the parties. 10.05 Time Limitations A. To be considered valid, a grievance must be filed in writing within ten (10) working days of the occurrence of the alleged violation of this Agreement. A grievance which is not timely filed under this provision shall be considered void. B. If a grievance is originally filed in a timely manner and the City fails to answer it within the prescribed time period at any particular step, then the grievance shall automatically proceed to the next step of the grievance procedure. C. Once a grievance is originally and timely filed, the parties may, by mutual written agreement, extend the time in which to answer or to appeal it to the next step. The parties may also, by mutual written agreement, agree to skip any step of the grievance procedure in order to promote the expeditious resolution of any grievance. 6