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?.?,. <br />.? Step 2: <br />If the grievance is not resotved at Step 1, the NOTEA may file a written appeal of the decision <br />with the Service Director within seven (7) days from the date of the rendering of the decision at <br />Step 1. The Service Director shall meet with the grievant and his NOTEA representative within <br />ten (10) days of the filing of the Appeal. <br />The Service Director may call any witnesses or conduct any investigation which he deems <br />necessary to resolve the grievance. The Service Director shall give his decision, in writing, <br />within seven (7) days of the meeting. <br />Step 3: <br />If the grievance is not resolved at Step 2, the NOTEA may file a written appeal with the Mayor or <br />his designee, within seven (7) days of the rendering of the decision in Step 2. The Mayor or his <br />designee, shall meet with the grievant and the NOTEA representative, within fifteen (15) days of <br />the filing of the appeal. The Mayor or his designee shall render a written decision within ten (10) <br />days of the meeting. If the disposition in Step 3 is not satisfactory, the NOTEA may proceed to <br />Arbitration as outlined in Step 4, below: <br />Step 4: Arbitration Procedure - If a grievance?remains unresoived after Step 3 in the grievance <br />procedure, the NOTEA may submit the grievance to arbitration. The notice of intent must be <br />served on the employer's designated representative within thirty (30) catendar days after receipt <br />of the Step 3 answer. The NOTEA shall notify the City of its intent to appeal the grievance to <br />arbitration in writing. <br />The NOTEA shall, send written notice of its intent to arbitrate the grievance to the Federal <br />Mediation and Conciliation Service within fourteen (14) calendar days following the NOTEA <br />written notice to the City of its intent to arbitrate the grievance. The NOTEA shall request a <br />panel of seven (7) arbitrators be provided to each party by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation <br />Service. The NOTEA-shall provide a copy of the communication for the purpose of verification <br />that the fourteen (14) catendar day time limit had been met. <br />The Employer and NOTEA mutually agree to use a single arbitrator selected by the alternate <br />strike method among those recommended by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. <br />The Arbitrator's authority shall be limited to interpretation of the specific terms of this agreement, <br />and he shall not have authority to alter or modify in any way whatsoever the terms of this <br />Agreement. <br />The fees charged by the Arbitrator and expenses of the meeting room and stenographic services <br />shall be borne equally by the parties. <br />Any employee shall be relieved from duty, if necessary, for the purpose of attending any such <br />hearings, either as a witness, participant or representative. If relieved, said employee shatl be <br />paid as if he had completed his work assignment for that day. <br />The decision of the Arbitrator shalt be final and binding upon a!1 parties. <br />11 <br />