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44:94 18.01. De coition. 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. 44.W Group Grievances. A grievance may be filed by any member of the bargaining unit. Where a group of 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 4418.05 shall be used throughout. 4.$318.03. Grievance Processing/Time Limits. 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 will 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 answered in the negative and may be appealed to the next step in accordance with the applicable time limitations. Any grievance not presented within the time limits set forth in this article shall not be entitled to consideration. For purposes of calculating time limits, "calendar days" shall be calculated to include all regular business days during which the administrative offices are open, excluding weekends and holidays. Where the deadline for action falls on a weekend or holiday, the deadline shall be considered to be the neat regular business day. 44-9418.04. Grievance Contents. Written grievances must be filed 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 of the employee. 4.$318.05. Grievance Procedure. The following steps shall be followed in the processing of a grievance. Step 1. Within seven (7) 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. 18 4863-5713%56, v. 5