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Agreement Between Mayfield Village, Ohio and the International Association Firefghters, Local 2619 <br />original grievance, and shall specify the reason why the grievant believes the Step 1 answer <br />is in error. The Mayor shall have seven (7) days in which to schedule a meeting with the <br />grieved employee and his appropriate the Union representative. The Mayor shall <br />investigate and respond to the grievant and appropriate representative within five (5) day <br />following the meeting. <br />STEP 4 -Arbitration: If the grievance is not satisfactorily settled in Step 3, the <br />grievant may submit the grievance to arbitration within ten (10) calendar days following <br />the date the grievance was answered in Step 3. In the event the arbitration is not <br />submitted for within the time limits prescribed, the grievance shall be considered <br />resolved based upon the Step 3 reply. <br />Section 14.12. The representatives of the parties (the Union and the Employer) shall schedule a <br />prearbitration meeting to be held within fourteen (14) calendar days after notification of a <br />request to arbitrate to begin the selection process. The parties shall attempt to settle the <br />grievance and, if it cannot be settled, attempt to draft an agreed upon submission statement. If <br />the parties are unable to agree upon a submission statement, but have agreed to proceed to <br />arbitration over the underlying dispute, the arbitrator shall frame the issue or issues to be <br />decided. At the pre-disciplinary meeting, the Employer's representative will notify the Union of <br />any question of arbitrability and of its intent to raise the question at the arbitration hearing. <br />Section 14.13. <br />A. The parties will attempt to mutually agree upon an arbitrator. If such agreement is not <br />reached, the parties will promptly request the American Arbitration Association to submit <br />a list of seven (7) arbitrators. The parties shall alternately strike the names of the <br />arbitrators until only one (1) name remains. Either party may once reject the list and <br />request from the American Arbitration Association another list of seven (7) names. If <br />there is a request for a second list, the party requesting the additional list shall bear the <br />cost of said list. <br />B. The arbitrator shall limit his decision strictly to the interpretation, application, or <br />enforcement of specific articles or sections of this Agreement. The arbitrator's decision <br />shall be consistent with applicable law. The arbitrator shall not have the authority to add <br />to, subtract from, or modify the language therein in arriving at his determination on any <br />issue presented that is proper within the limitations expressed herein. The arbitrator shall <br />expressly confine himself to the precise issues submitted for arbitration and shall have no <br />authority to determine any other issues not so submitted to him or to submit observations <br />or declarations of opinion which are not directly essential in reaching a decision on the <br />issue in question. <br />C. The arbitrator shall be without authority to recommend any right or relief on an alleged <br />grievance occurring at any time other than the contract period in which such right <br />originated The arbitrator shall not establish any new or different wage rates not <br />negotiated as part of this Agreement. In cases of discharge or suspension, the arbitrator <br />shall limit any retroactive settlement to the date the grievance arose. <br />Page 12 of 35 <br />