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ARTICLE XVI GRIEVANCE. PROCEDURE 16.01 The term grievance shall mean an allegation by a bargaining unit employee that there has been a breach, misinterpretation, or improper application of this agreement. 16.02 A grievance may be Filed by any member of the bargaining unit. Where a group 01' bargaining unit members desire to file a grievance involving a situation affecting the group, a member shall be designated by such group to process the grievance. Such grievance shall be defined as a group grievance. The names of each member, on behalf of which the grievance is filed, shall be made available at the First hearing. Group grievances shall be presented in the first instance to the supervisor common to all employees in the group. The grievance procedure outlined in Section 16.05 shall be used throughout, 16.03 All grievances must be processed and answered at the proper step in the grievance progression to be considered at the next step. Any grievance that is not timely appealed to the next step of the procedure wil I be deemed to have been settled on the basis of the Employers answer at the last completed step. Time limits set forth herein may only be extended by mutual agreement of the parties. The aggrieved may withdraw a grievance at any point by submitting, in writing, a statement to that affect, or by permitting the time requirements at any step to lapse without further appeal. Any grievance not answered by the Employer or his designee within the stipulated time limits shall be considered to have been appealed to the next step in the grievance procedure. 16.04 Written grievances must be tiled on the form provided by the FOP and shall contain, but not be limited to, the following information: 1. Date and time grievance occurred; 2. Description of incident giving rise to the grievance; 3. Articles and sections of the agreement involved; 4. Relief requested; 5. Signature ofthe employee. 16.05 The following steps shall be followed in the processing of a grievance. Step 1. Within fifteen (15) working days of the incident or knowledge of the incident, the aggrieved employee shall submit his written grievance to the Shift Lieutenant, or his designee, who shall indicate the date and time of receipt of the grievance, and affix his signature to the grievance form. That Shift Lieutenant shall respond in writing to the grievant within five (5) working days of receipt of the grievance. Step 2. A grievance unresolved at Step I may be submitted by the grievant to the Chief of Police, or his designee, within Five (5) working days from receipt of the Step I answer. It shall be the responsibility of the Chief of Police, or his designee, to investigate the matter, hold such hearings as necessary, and to provide a written response to the grievant within the (10) working days of receipt of the grievance. The grievant may, at his option, be represented by a representative of the FOP at any hearing or hearings held at this level. 13