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Page 7 , E. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as limiting the right of an Emplayee to request having a Grievance discussed inforcaally with the Fire Chief or his designee and having said matter informally adjusted without the intervention of the Association, provided that the adjustment is not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement. In the event that any Grievance is adjusted without formal determination, pursuant to this procedure, while such adjustment shall be binding upon the Aggrieved Party and the Employer, and in all respects be final, said adjustment shall not create a precedent or ruling upon the Employer in future proceedings. F. The Aggrieved Party may have Association representation at any step of the Grievance Procedure. G. The existance of this Grievance Procedure, hereby established, shall not be deemed to require any Employee to pursue the remedies herein provided and shall not impair or limit the right of any Employee to pursue any other remedies by law, ezcept that any Employee who pursues any other available remedy other than provided bp this procedure, shall automatically have waived and forfeited anp remedies provided by this procedure. The time limits provided herein will be strictly adhered to and any Grievance not filed initiallq or appealed within the specific time limits outlined in this Article shall be deemed waived and void. If tihe Employer fails to reply within the specified time limits, the Grievance shall automatically move on to the next step. The time limits specified for either party may be eztended only by written mutual agreement. H. This procedure shall not be used for the purpose of adding to, subtracting from, or altering in any way, any of the provisions of this Agreement. 7.3 All Grievances shall be administered in accordance with the following steps: Step 1- The Grievance shall be discnssed between the Employee involved and an Association representative of his choice and his Shift Captain within five Days of the occurrence on which the Grievance is based. If a settlement satisfactory to the parties cannot be reached within three Days of the initial presentatioa of the Grievance, the Aggrieved Party shall reduce the Grievance to writing, stating the reasons for the Grievance, the provisions of the Agreement allegedly violated and.the relief sought and submit it to the Shift Captain within a reasonable time agreed to by the parties involved. In the event of an Employees discharge from employment, the Grievance shall be submitted at Step 3 with a written Grievance submitted to the Mayor within five days of the discharge of the Employee. . Step 2- If the Grievance is not settled at Step 1, the Grievance shall be submitted by the Shift Captain in writing to the Fire Chief within three days of the Shift Captain•s receipt of said Grievance. The Fire Chief shall render a written decisioa within five Days after receipt of the Grievance. C•