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Agreement between Mayfield Village and F.O.P. Lodge 57 6. location where grievance occurred, 7. description of incident giving rise to the grievance, 8. specific articles and sections of the Agreement violated, and 9. desired remedy to resolve the grievance. Section 19.5. It is the mutual desire of the Employer and the F.O.P. to provide for prompt adjustment of grievances, with a minimum amount of interruption of the work schedule. Every responsible effort shall be made by the Employer and the F.O.P. to affect the resolution of grievances at the earliest step possible. In furtherance of this objective, the following procedure shall be followed: Informal Step: An employee having a grievance will first bring that complaint verbally, within seven (7) days of the incident giving rise to the grievance, or within seven (7) days of his first knowledge of the action or event, (not to exceed thirty (30) days from the date of the action or event), to the attention of the employee's immediate supervisor. The immediate supervisor, or his designee, shall, within three (3) days, discuss the grievance with the employee and, within twenty-four (24) hours of their discussion, respond to the employee with an answer. Step 1: Police Chief: If the employee and the immediate supervisor are unable to resolve the problem at the informal step, the grievant may refer the grievance to the Police Chief, or his designee, within five (5) days after receiving the Informal Step reply. The Police Chief shall have three (3) days in which to schedule a meeting with the aggrieved employee and his appropriate F.O.P. representative, if the former desires. The Police Chief shall investigate and respond, in writing, to the grievant and/or the appropriate F.O.P. representative within five (5) days following the meeting. Step 2: Mayor: If the grievance is not satisfactorily settled in Step 1, the grievance shall be submitted to the F.O.P. Screening Committee. The Screening Committee will then review the merits of the grievance and decide, no later than ten (10) days after the Employer's Step 1 answer was issued, whether or not to recommend further appeal. Should the Committee decide not to pursue the grievance further, the grievants) shall be so informed, the grievance will be withdrawn from the grievance procedure, and the Committee's decision shall be final and binding. Should the Committee decide to process the grievance further, the F.O.P. may file an appeal with the Mayor within seven (7) days after the Screening Committee's decision. Such appeal shall be in writing, shall include a copy of the original grievance, and shall specify the reason why the grievant believes the Step 1 answer is in error. The Mayor shall have ten (10) days in which to schedule a meeting with the aggrieved employee and his or her appropriate F.O.P. representative. The Mayor shall investigate and respond to the 15