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arbitrators to each party and the arbitrator shall then be chosen in accardance with the Association's then applicable rules. The fees and expenses of the arbi#rator, the meetng room and stenographic service shall be bome by the losing party. The affected employee shall be required to attend the aforementioned meeting. Section 3. in the event a gdevance goes to arbitration, the arbitratorshall have jurisdiction only over disputes arising out ofi grievances and the arbitrator shatl have no autharity to add to, subtract from or modify in any way, the provisions of this Agreement. The arbitration will be conducted under the voluntary labor arbitratian rules of the American Arbitration Association. Section 4. All awards of the arbi#rator and ali pre-arbitration gdevance settlements reached by the Union and the City shall be final, binding, and conclusive on the City, the Union, and the employees. A gdevance mey be withdrawn without prejudice by the Union at any iime during Steps 1, 2, 3 or 4 of the gdevance proceclure. All monies agreed to be due in a prearbitration settlement ar following an arbitration award shall be paid to the employee on the payday fior the pay period following the date of the agreement as to the exact amount owed. Such sum shall be issued in a separate payroll check. Section 5. Na gdevance will be processed unless it is fiied within the time limit established for filing grievances. If a gdevance is not appealed by the Union to the next higher step within the time limits established in the gdevance procedure, the gdevance will be deemed to be settled on the basis of the City's last answer. If the City fails to answer a grievance within the time limits, the gdevance will automatically be appeaied to the third step in the grievance procedure. Section 6. The time limits set forth in the gdevance procedure shall, uniess extended by mutual written agreement of the City and the Unian, be binding on both parties. Warking days' as used in the gdevance procedure sha!l not include Saturdeys, Sundays or holidays. ems:opeiu/9794af1-cio _12_ ' . .... . ... .... . ..... .. ..... . . . . . . .. . . . . . , . ?fin*6. . .. 1;M ?. _... ....... . . ...... . .? ?v va='3.Ik3.k?A+.fr# ,.ra+.x ,? ;. . ,