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ARTICLE XVl GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE 16.01 The term grievance shall mean an allegation by a bargaining unit employee that there has beeil a breach, misinterpretation, or improper application of tllis agreenient. 16.02 A grievance may be filed by airy lnember of the bargaining uiut. Where a group of bargainiilg unii members desire to file a grievance involving a situation affecting the group, a member shall be designated by such group to process the grievance. Such grievance shall be defined as a group grievance. The names of each member, on behalf of which the grievance is filed, shall be made available at the first hearing. Group grievances shall be presented in the first instance to the supervisor common to all einployees in the group. The grievance procedure outlined in Section 16.05 shall be used throughout. 16.03 All grievances must be processed and answered at the proper step in the grievance progression to be considered at the next step. An_y grievance that is not timely appealed to the neat step of the procedure, will be deemed to have been settled on the basis of the Employers answer at the last coinpleted step. Time limits set forth herein may only be extended by mutual agreement of the parties. The aggrieved may withdraw a grievance at any point by submitting, in writing, a statement to that affect, or by perinittlllg the time requirements at any step to lapse without further appeal. Any grievance not answered by the Employer or his designee witlun the stipulated time limits shall be considered to have been appealed to the next step in the grievance procedure. 16.04 Written grievances inust be filed on the form provided by flle FOP and shall contain, but not be limited to, the following inforination. l. Date and tiine grievance occurred; 2. Description of incident giving rise to the grievance; 3. Articles and sections of the agreenlent involved; 4. Relief requested; 5. Signature of the employee. 16.05 The following steps shall be followed in the processing of a grievance. Step 1. Within five (5) working days of the incident or l:nowledge of the incident (but ii1 no case later than fifteen (15) calendar days from the actual facts which give rise to the grievance, the aggrieved employee shall submit his written grievance to the Shift Lieutenant, or his desigilee, who shall indicate the date and time of receipt of the grievance, and affix his signature to the grievance forni. That Shift Lieutenant shall respond in writing to the grievant within five (5) worlcii7g days of receipt of the grievance. Step 2. A grievance tuu-esolved at Step 1 may be submitted by the grievant to the Chief of Police, or his designee, withill five (5) worlcing days fi-om receipt of the Step 1 answer. It shall be the responsibility of the Chief of Police, or his designee, to investigate tlle marier, hold such heariiigs as necessary, and to provide a written response to the grievanti within the (10) 12