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Time limits set forth herein may only be extended by mutual agreement of the parties. The aggrieved may withdraw a grievance at any point by submitting, in writing, a statement to that affect, or by permitting the time requirements at any step to lapse without further appeal. Any grievance not answered by the Employer or his designee within the stipulated time limits shall be considered to have been appealed to the next step in the grievance procedure. 16.04 Written grievances must be filed on the form provided by the FOP and shall contain, but not be limited to, the following information. 1. Date and time grievance occurred; 2. Description of incident giving rise to the grievance; 3. Articles and sections of the agreement involved; 4. Relief requested; Signature of the employee. 16.05 The following steps shall be followed in the processing of a grievance. Step 1 • Within five (5) working days of the incident or lalowledge of the incident (but in no case later than fifteen (15) calendar days from the actual facts which give rise to the grievance, the aggrieved employee shall submit his written grievance to the Shift Lieutenant, or his designee, who shall indicate the date and time of receipt of the grievance, and affix his signature to the grievance form. That Shift Lieutenant shall respond in writing to the grievant within five (5) working days of receipt of the grievance. Step 2. A grievance unresolved at Step 1 may be submitted by the grievant to the Chief of Police, or his designee, within five (5) working days from receipt of the Step 1 answer. It shall be the responsibility of the Chief of Police, or his designee, to investigate the matter, hold such hearings as necessary, and to provide a written response to the grievant within the (10) working days of receipt of the grievance. The grievant may, at his option, be represented by a representative of the FOP at any hearing or hearings held at this level. Step 3. A grievance unresolved at Step 2 inay be submitted by the grievant to the Safety Director, or his designee, within five (5) working days of receipt of the Step 2 answer. The Safety Director, or his designee, may meet with the grievant and a representative of the FOP if the employee desires, within seven (7) calendar days of submission of the grievance to Step 3, to discuss the grievance. The Safety Director, or his designee, shall provide a written response to the grievant within five (5) calendar days of such meeting. Grievances unresolved at Step 3 may be submitted to arbitration upon request of the FOP in accordance with the provisions of Section, 16.06 of the Article. 16.06 The FOP based upon the facts presented, has the right to decide whether to arbitrate a grievance. Within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of the final answer on a grievance from Step 3, the FOP shall notify the Employer, in writing, of its intent to seek arbitration of an unresolved grievance. The Employers representative shall notify the FOP of any questions of arbitrability, and of its intent to raise the question at the arbitration hearing. After receipt of a request to arbitrate, a representative of each party (FOP and Employer) shall attempt to agree on an arbitrator. Should the representatives fail to agree on an arbitrator, the arbitrator shall be selected from the panel of arbitrators herein contained by the parties alternately striking the names of the arbitrators until only one name remains. The arbitrators 12