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Time limits set forth herein may only be extended by mutual agreement of the parties. <br />The aggrieved may withdraw a grievance at any point by submitting, in writing, a statement to <br />that affect, or by permitting the time requirements at any step to lapse without further appeal. <br />Any grievance not answered by the Employer or his designee within the stipulated time limits <br />shall be considered to have been appealed to the next step in the grievance procedure. <br />16.04 Written grievances must be tiled on the form provided by the f -OP and shall contain, but <br />not be limited to, the following information. <br />I . Date and time grievance occurred; <br />2. Description of incident giving rise to the grievance; <br />3. Articles and sections of the agreement involved; <br />4. Relief requested; <br />5. Signature of the employee. <br />16.05 The following steps shall be followed in the processing of a grievance <br />Step 1. Within fifteen (15) working days of the incident or knowledge of the incident the <br />aggrieved employee shall submit his written grievance to the Shift Lieutenant, or his designee, <br />who shall indicate the date and time of receipt of the grievance, and affix his signature to the <br />grievance form. That Shift Lieutenant shall respond in writing to the grievant within five (5) <br />working days of receipt of the grievance. <br />Step 2. A grievance unresolved at Step I may be submitted by the grievant to the Chicf of <br />Police, or his designee, within five (5) working days from receipt of the Step 1 answer. It shall be <br />the responsibility of the Chief of Police, or his designee, to investigate the matter, hold such <br />hearings as necessary, and to provide a written response to the grievant within the ten (10) <br />working days of receipt of the grievance. The grievant may, at his option, be represented by a <br />representative of the FOP at any hearing or hearings held at this level. <br />Step 3. A grievance unresolved at Step I may he submitted by the grievant to the Safety <br />Director, or his designee, within five (5) working days of receipt of the Step 2 answer. The <br />Safety Director, or his designee, may meet with the grievant and a representative of the 1:O1' if <br />the employee desires, within seven (7) calendar days of submission of the grievance to Step 3, to <br />discuss the grievance. The Safety Director, or his designee, shall provide a written response to <br />the grievant within five (5) calendar days of such meeting. grievances unresolved at Step 3 may <br />be submitted to arbitration upon request of the FOP in accordance with the provisions of Section <br />16.06 of the Article. <br />16.06 The FOP, based upon the facts presented, has the right to decide whether to arbitrate a <br />grievance. Within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of the final answer on a grievance from <br />Step 3, the FOP shall notify the Employer, in writing, of its intent to seek arbitration of an <br />unresolved grievance. <br />The Employer's representative shall notify the FOP of any questions of arbitrability, and <br />of its intent to raise the question at the arbitration hearing. <br />12 <br />