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Secfion 3. In the event a grievance goes to arbitration, the arbitrator shall have jurisdiction only over disputes arising out of grievances and the arbitrator shail have no authority to add to, subtract from or modify in any way, the provisions of tnis Agreement. The arbitration will be conducted under the voluntary labor arbifration rules of the American Arbifrafion Association. Section 4. Ali awards of the arbitrator and all pre-arbitrafion grievance settlements reached by the Union and the City shall be final, binding, and conciusive on the City, the Union, and the employees. A grievance may be withdrawn without prejudice by the Union at any time during Steps 1, 2, 3 or 4 of the grievance procedure. All monies agreed to be due in a prearbitration settlement or fol(owing an arbitration award shalf be paid to the employee on the payday for the pay period foliowing the date of the agreement as to the exact amount owed. Such sum shal( be issued in a separate payroll check. Section 5. No grievance wili be processed unless it is filed within the time Iirnit established for fi(ing grievances, lf a grievance is not appealed by the Union to the next higher step within the time limits estabfished in the grievance procedure, fhe grievance wi11 be deemed to be settled an the basis of the City's last answer. If the City fails to answer a grievance within the time fimits, the grievance will automatically be appealed to the third step in the grievance procedure. Section 6. The time limits set fofth in the grievance procedure shall, unless extended by mufiual written agreement of the Cify and the Union, be binding on both parties. Working days' as used in the grievance procedure shall not include Saturdays, Sundays or hoiidays. Section 7. In determining fhe time periods provided for under the grievance procedure, the initial day of the operative event shal( be excluded and the required number of days shall then be computed successively, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. Section 8. A policy grievance is defined to mean a grievance in which a controversy has been raised, the na#ure of which, if not resolved wifl affect the entire bargaining unit or members