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answer. The Director and/or his designee representative or representatives shall meet the <br />Loca( Union President, the steward or his designee within seven (7) working days after the <br />grievance has been filed with the Director, and the City's representative shall answer the <br />grievance in writing within seven (7) working days following completian of the Step 2 <br />discussions. The affected empioyee shall be required to attend the aforementioned meeting. <br />Steq 3: The Union may appea( the grievance to the Mayor or his/her designated <br />representatives by giving his/her notice in writing within seven (7) working days following <br />receipt of the Step 2 answer. The Mayor, and/or his designee, shall meet at a mutually agreed <br />satisfactory time with the Local Union Grievance Committee and the grievance to consider the <br />grievance within seven (7) working days folfowing receipt of the appeal. A representative of <br />Ohio Council 8 may participate in any such meeting. The Mayor, andlor his -designee will <br />answer the grievance .in writing within seven (7) working days fof(owing completion of the Step <br />3 discussions, The affected emp(oyee shall be required to attend the aforementioned meeting. <br />All step 2 and 3 meetings under the grievance procedure shall be scheduled during the last <br />forty-five (45) minutes of the work day unless otherwise mutually agreed to by the parties. <br />St_ ep 4: If the grievance is not satisfactorily sefitled at Step 3, the Union may, within <br />thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of the Step 3 answer submit the matter to arbitration. <br />The Union shall nofiify the Cifiy of its intent to appeal the grievance to arbitration in writing. <br />Prompt(y thereafter, representafives of the City and fihe Union shall meet for the purpose of <br />attempting to select an arbitrator by agreement. If they cannot so agree, the Union shall send <br />written notice of its intent to arbitrate the grievance to fhe Federai Mediation and Conciliation <br />Services. !f the Union does not send this notice to the Federai Mediation and Concifiation <br />Services within ninety (90) days of nofifying the City of its intent to arbitrafe a grievance, then <br />the grievance shall be considered withdrawn. The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services <br />shall submit a panel of seven (7) arbitrators to each party and the arbitrator shall then be <br />chosen in accordance with the Association's then applicable rules. The fees and expenses of <br />the arbitrator, the meeting room and stenographic service shall be borne by the losing party. <br />The affected employee shall be required to aftend the aforementioned meeting. <br />10