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<br />After receipt of a request to arbitrator, a representative of <br />each parties (F.O.P. and Employer) shall attempt to agree on an <br />arbitrator. Should the representatives fail to agree on an <br />arbitrator, the arbitrator shall be selected in the following <br />manner: The Federal Mediation and Conciliation_Service (FMCS) <br />shall be jointly requested to submit a panel list of seven (7) <br />arbitrators. The FMCS shall submit a panel of seven (7) <br />arbitrators. The parties shall alternately strike-the names of <br />the arbitrators until only one name remains. Either party may <br />once reject the list and request from the FMCS another list of <br />seven (7) names until a mutually agreed arbitrator is selected. <br />The arbitrator shall limit his decisions strictly to the <br />interpretation, application, or enforcement of the specific <br />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 <br />any way the terms of this agreement or applicable laws: <br />2. Contrary to, inconsistent with, changing, altering, limiting, <br />or modifying any practice, policy, rules or regulations, <br />established by the Employer so long as such practice, policy, or <br />regulations do not conflict with this agreement. <br />The arbitrator shall be without authority to recommend any <br />right or relief on an alleged grievance occurring at any time <br />other than the contract period in which such right originated or <br />to make any award based on rights arising under any previous <br />agreement, grievance, or practices. The arbitrator shall not <br />establish any new or different wage rates not negotiated as part <br />of this agreement. In the event of a monetary award, the <br />(25) <br />