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,fz ~. Page 9 Step 5 - (A) If the Grievance is not satisfactorily settled at Step 4, C the Association, or the F~nployee's representative may, within thirty days after receipt of the Step 4 decision, submit the matter to arbitration. The Association, or the ~loyee's representative shall notify the bnployer of its intent to appeal the Grievance to arbitration in writing. Within five days, representatives of the Association, or the ~loyee's representative, and the Moyer shall meet for the purpose of attempt3.r~g to select an Arbitrator by -agreement. If they cannot so agree, either party shall send a written notice of its intent to arbitrate the Grievance to the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service shall submit a panel of five arbitrators and the arbitrator shall be selected by alternate striking within five days after receipt of the list. (B) The arbitrator shall have no ,power or authority to add to, subtract from, or in any manner alter the specific terms of this agreement, or to make any award requiring the coimdssion of any act prohibited by. law, or to make arty award that itself is contrary to law or violates arty of the terms and conditions of this agreement. (C) The arbitrator shall hold a hearing within thirty days of notifi- cation of appointment, He shall establish the hearing time and place, but it shall be, where feasible, within the jurisdiction of the City. (D) Not later than five days before the hearing, each of the parties shall submit to the arbitrator and to the opposing party a written report stunnarizing the unresolved issue, the party's requested method of resolution, and the rationale for that position. (E) All awards of the arbitrator and all pre-arbitrati~ Grievance settlements reached by the Association and the employer shall be final, binding and conclusive on the Association and the D~loyer. (F) The fees of the arbitrator, expenses of meeting ~, and Steno- graphic services shall be borne equally by the parties. 7.4 A Grievance may be withdrawn without prejudice at any tame. 7.5 Both F2nployer and the Association, in good faith, shall make every attempt. to resolve all Grievances at the lowest step in the .Grievance procedure, AF~PICIE VIII PF~SONNEL RIDIJCTION 8.1 When a positi~ in the Fire Department is abolished, and the position is above the rank of Fire Fighter 1st 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 an davn until the least Senior person has been reached acid he shall be laid off.