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Section 16.04. All grievances shall be handled in accordance with the following Steps of the Grievance Procedure: Step 1: A full-time non-probationary employee who believes he has a grievance, shall reduce it to writing on the grievance form provided by NOTEA. This form shall be presented to the General Manager or his designee by the ecnployee's NOTEA representative (garage or driver representive) in the presence of the employee. The grievance form shall be presentexl within ten (10) days after the emptoyee learned or should have learned of the event giving rise to the gievance. The General Manager or his designee shall meet with the employee and the NOTEA representative (garage or driver representative) within five (5) days following receipt of the gievance form. The General Manager shall give an answer to the grievance in writing to the aggrieved party and the NOTEA within seven (7) days following the date of the meeting. Step 2: If the grievance is not resolved at Step l, the NOTEA may file a written appeal of the decision with the Service Director within seven (7) days from the date of the rendering of the decision at Step i. The Service Director shall meet with the grievant and his NOTEA representative within ten (10) days of the filing of the Appeal. The Service Director may call any wimesses or conduct any investigation which he deems necessary to resolve the grievance. The Service Director shall give his decision, in writing, within seven (7) days of the meeting. Step 3: If the grievance is not resolved at Step 2, the NOTEA may file a written appeal with the Mayor or his designee, within seven (7) days of the rendering of the decision in Step 2. The Mayor or his designee, shall meet with the grievant and the NOTEA representative, within fifteen (15) days of the filing of the appeal. The Mayor or his designee shall render a written decision within ten (10) 6v days of the meeting. If the disposition in Step 3 is not satisfactory, the NOTEA may proceed to Arbitration as outlined in Step 4, below: Step 4: Arbitration Procedure - If a grievance remains unresolved after Step 3 in the grievance ptbcedure, the NOTEA rnay submit the gievance to arbitration. The notice of intent must be served on the employer's designated representative within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of the Step 3 answer. The NOTEA shall notify the City of its intent to appeal the grievance to arbitration in writing. The NO'TEA shall, send written notice of its intent to arbitrate the grievance to the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service within fonrteen (14) calendar days following the NOTEA written notice to the City of its intent to arhitrate the grievance. 1fie NOTEA shall request a panel of seven (7) arbitrators be providcd to each party by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. The NOTEA-shall provide a copy of the communication for the purpose of verification that the fourteen (14) calendar day time limit had been met. The Employer and NOTEA mutually agree to use a single arbitrator selected by the alternate strike method among those recommended by the Foderal Mediation and Conciliation Service. The Arbitrator's authority shall be limited to interpretation of the specific terms of this agreement, and he shall not have authority to aiter or modify in any way whatsoever the terms of this Agreement. The fees charged by the Arbitrator and expenses of the meeting room and stenographic services shall be borne equally by the parties. Any employee shall be relieved from duty, if necessary, for the purpose of attending any such hearings, either as a witness, participant or representa.tive. If relieved, said employee shall be paid as if he had completed his work assignment for that day. The decision of the Arbitrator shall be final and binding upon all parties. ii