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possible gFi Within €we-(3j ten (10) days of the occurrence of the facts giving rise to the <br />grievance, an employee who believes he may have a grievance shall submit his written grievance <br />to the Administrative Captain/Designee, who shall indicate the date and time of receipt of the <br />grievance, and affa his signature to the grievanceform. The s"panisoF will 88hed <br />meeting voith The Administrative Captain of the Police Department or his designee will respond <br />to the grievance or schedule a meeting to review the matter within five (S) days of receiving the <br />grievance. If a Step 1 meeting is held, the Step I decision will be issues within five (5) days of <br />the meetine date. (4i- umelaive --a __ l,PB -------.-`- _ 'f _..-` NfW820tatiOR :_ -__ __._.l <br />Stet) 2: ChiefofPolice/Desienee. If the dispute is not resolved informally at Step 1, it shall <br />be reduced to writing by the grievant and presented as a grievance to the Chief of Police or his <br />designee within five (5) days of the informal meeting or notification of the supervisor's decision <br />at Step 1, whichever is later, but not later than seven (7) days from the date of the meeting if the <br />supervisor fails to give the employee an answer. The Chief of Police or his designee shall give his <br />answer within five (5) days of the meeting. <br />Stet) 3: Safety DirectorlDesienee. If the grievant is not satisfied with the written decision <br />at the conclusion of Step 2, a written appeal of the decision may be filed with the Safety <br />Directoddesignee within five (5) days of the date of the rendering of the decision at Step 2. Copies <br />of the written decisions shall be submitted with the appeal. The Safety Directorldesignee shall <br />convene a hearing within ten (10) days of receipt of the appeal. The hearing will be held with the <br />grievant, his OPBA representative and any other party necessary to provide the required <br />information for the rendering of a proper decision. The Safety Director/designee shall issue a <br />written decision to the employee and his OPBA representative within fifteen (15) days from the <br />date of the hearing. If the grievant is not satisfied with the decision at Step 3, he may proceed to <br />arbitration pursuant to the Arbitration Procedure contained in Article 10. <br />SECTION 5. Arbitration. The Union based upon the facts presented, has the right to decide <br />whether to arbitrate a grievance. In the event a grievance is unresolved after being processed <br />through all steps of the Grievance Procedure, unless mutually waived, then within ten (10) days <br />after the rendering of the decision at Step 3, the 090, nE Union may submit the grievance to <br />arbitration by providing written notice to the Employer of its intent to do so and by fding a joint <br />request to FVCSfor a panel of arbitrators. Within this ten (10) day period, the parties will meet <br />to attempt to mutually agree upon an arbitrator. If such agreement is not reached, the parties will <br />choose an arbitrator from the permanent panel of arbitrators herein contained, ifsuch is agreeable, <br />or in the alternative utilize the FMCS list for selection. <br />Should there be no mutual selection of an arbitrator or permanent panel selection, the party <br />declining to use the permanent panel may make a joint request to the Federal Mediation and <br />Conciliation Service (FMCS) for a panel of fifteen (15) Ohio based arbitrators from FMCS <br />within fourteen (14) days of the written notice of intent to request for arbitration. Within <br />fourteen (14) calendar days from receipt of the panel of arbitrators from FMCS, each party <br />4882-1815-2807, v.5 <br />