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a) Grievance (7oo1eotsEmwV"n=S4eg4•s All grievances shall include the name and position of the grievant, the identity of the provisions of this agreement involved in the grievance; the time and place where the alleged events or conditions giving rise to the grievance took place, the identity of the party responsible for causing the said grievance, if known to the grievant; and a general statement of the nature of the grievance and the redress sought by the grievant. b) Decisions. All decisions shall be rendered in writing at each step of the grievance procedure. Each decision shall be transmitted to the grievant and his representative, if any. c) Informal Adiusiment/Resolution. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as limiting the right of any employee having a grievance to discuss the matter informally with any appropriate member of the administration within the chain of command of the Police Department and having said matter informally adjusted without the intervention of the OPBA, provided that the 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. .. . om...'....1 L..% J and C__C_'._J #03, FGM. ,.J:.,.p F,..: J. J by this VF--J.— e) _..-J..e) Time Limits. 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 -ae smMisally step. Be considered to have been answered in the negative and may be appealed to the next step in accordance with the applicable limitations. The time limits specified for either party may be extended only by written mutual agreement and are to be strictly enforced. Any grievance not presented within the time limits set forth in this article shall not be entitled to consideration. f) Grievance frocedure/Limitations. 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. Grievance Procedure. Nothing in this article shall be interpreted as discouraging or prohibiting informal discussions of a dispute by the employee and the Employer prior to the filing or stating of a grievance. Where an employee elects to fde a formal grievance, it A44 g shall be administered in accordance with the following steps in the grievance procedure. Step 1: Administrative CaptaimDesignee. 8 4882-1615-2867, v.5