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decide to process the grievance further, the FOP may, within thirty (30) <br />calendar days after the City's Step III answer was issued, file an appeal <br />with the Mayor or designated representative. Such appeal shall be in <br />writing, include a copy of the original grievance and shall specify the <br />reason why the committee believes the Step III answer was in error. The <br />Mayor or designated representative shall reply in writing within ten (10) <br />working days from the receipt of that appeal. <br />23.04 Arbitration <br />A. If the grievance is not satisfactorily settled at Step IV, the committee may submit the <br />matter to arbitration by giving the City written notice of its intent to arbitrate the <br />grievance within thirty (30) working days from receipt of the Step IV answer. The <br />City and FOP shall meet to select an arbitrator from the following: Harry Graham, <br />James Mancini, Dennis Minni, Nels Nelson or Robert Stein. The arbitrators shall be <br />selected on a rotating basis or as agreed by the City and the Union. <br />B . The arbitrator selected shall have no authority to add to, subtract from, or in any way <br />modify any provision of this Agreement. <br />C. Any fees and expenses of the arbitrator shall be borne equally by the parties. <br />23.05 Time Limitations <br />A. To be considered valid, a grievance must be filed, in writing, within ten (10) working <br />days of the occurrence of the alleged violation of this Agreement. A grievance that is <br />not timely filed or timely processed by the Union at each Step shall be considered <br />void. <br />B. If a grievance is originally filed in a timely manner and the City fails to answer it <br />within the prescribed time period at any particular step, then the grievance shall <br />automatically proceed to the next step of the grievance procedure. <br />C. Once a grievance is originally timely filed, the parties may, by mutual written <br />agreement, extend the time in which to answer or to appeal it to the next step. The <br />parties may also, by mutual or written agreement, agree to skip any step of the <br />grievance procedure in order to promote the expeditious resolution of any grievance. <br />23.06 The FOP (in its capacity as exclusive representative of the employees covered by this <br />Agreement) or the FOP negotiating committee shall have final authority to withdraw or terminate <br />the processing of a grievance, at any step, should the FOP or the FOP negotiating committee <br />determine that the grievance lacks merit or justification, or that it has been settled or adjusted in a <br />fair and equitable manner consistent with the terms of this Agreement, and in the interest of the <br />continuing relationship of the parties. <br />19 <br />