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the Mayor or the Mayor's designated representative. Such appeal shall be in <br />writing, include a copy of the original grievance and shall specify the reason <br />why the OPBA representative believes the Step III answer is in error. <br />Grievances involving suspension or termination shall be submitted directly to <br />Step IV. The Mayor or the Mayor's designated representative shall reply in <br />writing within ten (10) working days from the receipt of that appeal. <br />10.04 Arbitration <br />A. If the grievance is not satisfactorily settled at Step IV, the OPBA may submit the matter to <br />The American Arbitration Association requesting a list of arbitrators from the National <br />Academy Panel of Arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association within the time <br />limits specified above and shall be subject to the rules of the Association within thirty (30) <br />days after the Step IV answer was issued. <br />B. The arbitrator selected shall have no authority to add to, subtract from or in any way modify <br />any provision of this agreement. <br />C. Any fees and expenses of the arbitrator shall be borne equally by the parties. <br />10.05 Time Limitations <br />A. To be considered valid, a grievance must be filed in writing within ten (10) working days <br />of the occurrence of the alleged violation of this Agreement. A grievance which is not <br />timely filed under this provision shall be considered void. <br />B. If a grievance is originally filed in a timely manner and the City fails to answer it within <br />the prescribed time period at any particular step, then the grievance shall automatically <br />proceed to the next step of the grievance procedure. <br />C. -Once a grievance is originally and 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 parties <br />may also, by mutual written agreement, agree to skip any step of the grievance procedure <br />in order to promote the expeditious resolution of any grievance. <br />10.06 The OPBA (in its capacity as exclusive representative of the employees covered by this <br />Agreement) shall have final authority to withdraw or terminate the processing of a grievance at <br />any step, should the OPBA determine that the grievance lacks merit or justification, or that it has <br />been settled or adjusted in a fair and equitable manner consistent with the terms of this Agreement, <br />and in the interest of the continuing relationship of the parties. <br />10.07 The grievance procedure set forth in this Article shall be the sole and exclusive method for <br />resolving matters which constitute grievances under this Agreement. Any decisions, results or <br />settlements reached under the terms of this grievance procedure, whether reached by an arbitrator's <br />on <br />