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Appear• at the hearing and have an en7ployee or non employee represeniative oi' the FOP present oral or written statemenis in his defense. Elect in writing to waive the opportunity to have a disciplinary hearing. Failure to elect and pursue one of these three options will be deemed a waiver of the einployee's righi to a discipliizary hearing. 17.04 Ai the disciplinary hearing, the Chief of Police or his desigi7ee, will aslc the employee or his representative to respond to the allegations of misconduct which were outlir?ed to the employee. At the hearing, the employee may present any testimony, witnesses, or documents which he feels may be germane to the charges. The employee shall provide a list of witnesses, and the name and occupation of his representative, if any, to the Einployer as far in advance as possible, but no later than eight (8) hours prior to the hearing. [t is the employee's responsibilitv to notify his witnesses that he desires their attendance at the hearing. 17.05 The employee, as well as the Employer, will be permitted to confront and cross examine wimesses. A written report will be prepared by the Chief of Police, ar his designee, concluding whether ar not the alleged misconduct occurred. A copy of the Cluefs report will be provided to the employee within five (5) calendar days following its preparation. 17.06 Disciplinaiy action may be appealed through only the Urievance Procedure. A notice to arbitrate disciplinary actions must be filed with the Employer ANithin five (5) calendar days from the receipt of the notice of discipline. 17.07 Any employee under indictment or arrested for a felon,y shall be placed on leave of absence without pay until resolUtion of the court proceedings. An employee may use accrued vacation, holiday, or personal time during the leave. An employee found guilty by the trial court may be discharged. An employee found iruiocent of the clzarges shall be paid for all lost time and shall have any vacation, holiday, or personal time restored to his credit. In addition, all expected cost or premilim cost of hospitalization benefits paid by such employee shall be reimbursed less amount of employee co-payment required per Article 12. The Employer shall, during the period for which the employee is utilizing vacation, holidays or personal time, continue to pay the einployee's insurance premiums during the leave of absence. 17.08 Upon exhausting vacation, Holidays and Personal time, said employee will be required to pay the Director of Finance (100%) of all expected cost or premium cost for tlze purpose of continuing hospitalization benefits during the balance of the leave of absence. ARTICLE XVIII PER DIEM FOR SCHOOLING 18.01 Employees shall be reiinbursed, llot to exceed twenty-seven ($27.00) dollars per day as per diem expeilses for meals while in attendance at Police Training Schools outside of Cuyahoga County requiring an "overnight" away from Cuyahoga County. For schools outside of the City of Noi-th Olmsted not requiring an "ovenlight" away from the city, the reimbursement shall not eaceed seven dollars ($7.00) per day. All meal expenses shall require receipts to obtain 15