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.• .., Page 8 , Step 3- If the Aggrieved Party initiating the Grievance is not satisfied with the written decision of the Fire Chief at the conclusion of Step 2, awritten appeal of the decision may be filed with the Safety Director within five Days from the date of the written decision rendered by the Fire Chief at Step 2. Copies of the writtea decision shall be submitted with the appeal. The Safetp Director shall convene a hearing within seven Days of the receipt of the appeal. The hearing will be held with the aggrieved Party and his Association representative, if a representative is requested. The Safety Director shall issue a written decision to the Employee, and his representative if requested, within seven Days from the date of the hearing. Step 4- If the Aggrieved Party is not satisfied with the written decision rendered at the conclusion of Step 3, a written appeal of the decision may be filed with the Mayor within five Days from the date of the decision in Step 3. Copies of the written decisions shall be submitted with the appeal. The Mayor or his designee shall convene a hearing within seven Days of the receipt of the appeal. The hearing will be held with the Aggrieved Party and his representative, if requested, and any other party(s) selected by the Mayor to provide input on the Grievance. The Mayor shall issue a written decision to the Employee and his representative, if any, within seven Days from the date of the hearing. Step 5- If agreement cannot be reached at Step 4, the Aggrieved Party and his representative or the Employer may appeal the Grievance to the Civil Service Commission. Should either the Aggrieved Party or the Employer decide to appeal to the Civil Service Commission it must notify the other party within ten Days of the receipt of the Mayor•s written decision of its intent to proceed to the Civil Service Commission. Step 6- If an agreement cannot be reached at Step 5, the Aggrieved Party or the Lmployer may appeal the Grievance to the court system. Should the Aggrieved Party or the Employer decide to appeal to the courts, it must notify the other party within 10 Days of the receipt of Civil Service•s written decision of their intention to appeal. 7.4 The ezpenses of court proceedings, including lawyers fees and administration costs, shall be borne by the party against whom a judgment is entered. ABTICLE VIII Personnel 8eduction 8.1 When a position in the Fire Department is abolished, and the position is above the rank of Fire Fighter lst Class, the least Senior officer in such rank shall be demoted to the next lower rank and the least Senior officer in such lower rank shall be demoted, and so on down until the least Senior person has been reached and he shall be laid off.