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adjustment is not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement. In the event that the grievance is adjusted without formal determination, pursuant to this procedure, while such adjustment shall be binding upon the grievant and shall, in all respects, be final, adjustment shall not create a precedent or ruling binding upon the Employer in future proceedings. d) The existence of this Grievance Procedure, hereby established, shall not be deemed to require any employee to pursue the remedies herein provided and shall not impair or limit the right of any employee to pursue any other remedies available under law, except that any employee that pursues any other available remedy other than provided by this procedure, shall automatically have waived and forfeited any remedies provided by this procedure. e) The time limits provided herein will be strictly adhered to and any grievance not filed initially or appealed within the specified time limits will be deemed waived and void. If the Employer fails to reply within the specified time limit, the grievance shall automatically be advanced to the next step. The time limits specified for either party may be extended only by written mutual agreement. f) This procedure shall not be used for the purposes of adding to, subtracting from, or altering in any way, any of the provisions of this Agreement. SECTION 4: All grievances shall be administered in accordance with the following steps in the grievance procedure. Step l: An employee who believes he may have a grievance shall notify his immediate supervisor, on the shift that the grievance occurred, of the possible grievance within five (5) days of the occurrence of the facts giving rise to the grievance. The supervisor will schedule an informal meeting with the Administrative Captain of the Police Department or his designee, the employee and an OPBA representative, if such representation is requested by the employee, within five (5) days of the notice by the employee, at which time the issue in dispute will be discussed with the objective of resolving the matter informally. Step 2: If the dispute is not resolved informally at Step 1, it shall be reduced to writing by the grievant and presented as a grievance to the Chief of Police or his designee within five (5) days of the informal meeting or notification of the supervisor's decision at Step 1, whichever is later, but not later than seven (7) days from the date of the meeting if the supervisor fails to give the employee an answer. The Chief of Police or his designee shall give his answer within five (5) days of the meeting. Step 3: If the grievant is not satisfied with the written decision at the conclusion of Step 2, a written appeal of the decision may be filed with the Safety Director within five (5) days of the date of the rendering of the decision at Step 2. Copies of the written decisions shall be submitted with the appeal. The Safety Director shall convene a hearing within ten (10) days of receipt of the appeal. The hearing will be held with the grievant, his OPBA representative and any other party necessary to provide the required information for the rendering of a proper decision. The Safety Director shall issue a written decision to the employee and his OPBA representative 7