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Section 19.6. (cont.) D. The question of arbitrability of a grievance may be raised by either party before the arbitration hearing of the grievance, on the grounds that the matter is non-arbitrable or beyond the arbitrator's jurisdiction. The first question to be placed before the arbitrator will be whether or not the alleged grievance is arbitrable. If the arbitrator determines the grievance is within the purview of arbitrabitily, the alleged grievance will be heard on its merits before the same arbitrator. E. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding upon the F.O.P:, the employee, and the Employer. Any cost involved in obtaining the list of arbitrators shall be equally divided between Employer and the F.O.P. All costs directly related to the services of the arbitrator shall be borne equally by the parties. Expenses of the witnesses shall be borne, if any, by the party calling the witness. The fees of the court reporters shall be paid by the party asking for one; such fee shall be split equally if both parties desire a court reporter's recording or request a copy of any transcript. Section 19.7. A grievance may be brought by any employee covered by this Agreement. Where a group'of bargaining unit employeea desire to file a grievance involving an incident affecting several employees in the same manner, one employee shall be elected by the group to process the grievance. Each employee who desires to be included in such grievance shall be required to sign the grievance. Section 19.8. Any grievance that originates from a level above Step 1 of the grievance procedure may be submitted directly to the step or level from which it originates. No grievance can originate at a level subsequent to Step 2. Section 19.9. For the purpose of this Article, day shall be defined as consecutive days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays as defined herein. Section 19.10. In the event 8 step in the grievance procedure is permanently vacant, grievances presented to the vacant step will proceed to the next step, without any loss of time, to be answered by the supervisor next in the grievance procedure. Section 19.11. The Employer shall provide the F.O.P. with a list of management's designated representatives for each step of the grievance procedure. Section 19.12. Any employee or Village official requested to appear at a hearing before the Mayor or before the arbitrator by either party shall attend without the necessity of subpoena and without any loss of regular pay for time off the Job while attending the mayoral or arbitrator's hearing. All requests made by either party for the attendance of witnesses shall be made in good faith and at no time shall the number of on-duty employees in attendance exceed five (5), excluding the grievant(s) and the representative of the F.O.P. 14