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*AW' E. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as limitin? the right of an Fmployee to request havino a Grievance discussed informally with the Fire Chief or his designee and having said matter informally adjusted without the intervention of the Association, provided that the adjustment is not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement. In the event that any Grievance is adjusted without formal determination, pursuant to this procedure, while such adjustment shall be binding upon the Aggrieved Party and the Fmployer, and in all respects be final, said adjustment shall not create a precedent or ruling upon the Employer in future proceedings. F. The Agorieved Party nay have Association representation at any step of the Grievance Procedure. G. The existence of this Grievance Procedure, hereby established, shall not be deer.ied to require any Imployee to pursue the renedies herein provided and shall not inpair or linit the right of any Er.iployee to pursue any other remedies by law, except that any Fmployee who pursues any other available remedy other tha.n provided by this procedure, shall automatically have waived and forfeited any remedies provided by this procedure. The time limits provided herein will be strictly adhered to and any Grievance not filed initially or -? appealed within the specific tine limits outlined in this ? Article shall be deened waived and void. If the Fmployer fails to reply within the specified tine limits, the Grievance shall automatically move on to the next step. The time limits specified for either party nay be extended only by written rnitual agreerient. H. Zhis procedure shall not be used for the purpose of adding to, subtracting from, or alterirg in any way, any of the provisions of this Aoreement. 7.3 All Grievances shall be adninistered in accordance with the followirg steps: STEP 1- The Grievance shall be discussed between the Fmployee involved and an Association representative of his choice and his Shift Captain within five days of the occurrence on which the Grievance is based. If a settlement satisfactory to the paxties cannot be reached within three days of the initial presentation of the Grievance, the Aggrieved Party shall reduce the Grievance to writing, stating the reasons for the Grievance, the provisions of the Agreement allegedly violated and the relief sought and subr,lit it to the Shift Captain within a reasonable time ao eed to by the parties involved. In the event of an Employee's discharge fran employment, the Grievance shall be submitted at Step 3 with a written Grievance submitted to the Mayor within five days of the discharge of the Faaployee. -9- . . .....,.,?.e..,.pr?.?.