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The Employer's representative shall notify the OPBA of any questions of arbitrability, <br />and of its intent to raise the question at the arbitration hearing. <br />After receipt of a request to arbitrate, a representative of each parties (OPBA and <br />Employer) sha11 attempt to agree on an arbitrator. Should the representative fail to agree <br />on an arbitrator, the arbitrator shall be selected in the following manner: The Federal <br />Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) shall be jointly requested to submit a panel <br />list of seven (7) arbitrators. The FMCS shall submit a panel of seven (7) arbitrators. The <br />parties sha11 alternately strike the names of the arbitrators until only one name remains. <br />Either party may once reject the list and request from the FMCS another list of seven (7) <br />names until a mutually agreed arbitrator is selected. <br />The arbitrator shall limit his decisions strictly to the interpretation, application, or <br />enforcement of the specific articles and sections of this agreement, and shall be without <br />power or authority to make any decisions: <br />1. Contrary to or inconsistent with or modifying or varying in any way the terms of this <br />agreement or applicable laws: <br />2. Contrary to, inconsistent with, changing, altering, limiting, or modifying any practice, <br />policy, rules or regulations, established by the Employer so long as such practice, policy, <br />or regulations do not conflict with this agreement. <br />The arbitrator shall be without authority to recommend any right or relief on an alleged <br />grievance occurring at any time other than the contract period in which such right <br />originated or to make any award based on rights arising under any previous agreement, <br />grievance, or practices. The arbitrator shall not establish any new or different wage rates <br />.??not negotiated as part of this agreement. In the event of a monetary award, the arbitrator <br />22 <br />.. ,