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ARTICLE 5 <br />GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE <br />5.1. All grievances shall be filed on a form mutually approved by the parties. All <br />grievances shall state the specific provision or provisions of the agreement alleged by the <br />employee to have been violated and shall set forth the specific facts constituting the alleged <br />violation and shall set forth the relief requested by the employee. All grievances shall be <br />submitted within ten (10) days after notification of the occurrence of an event giving rise to the <br />grievance. A grievance not appealed to the next step within the time limits established by this <br />contract shall be considered settled on the basis of the last answer provided by management. A <br />grievance not answered within the time limits described shall cause the grievance to <br />automatically advance to the next step. The time limit set forth herein may be extended by <br />written agreement of the contracting parties. Consent by the Union shall be by the designated <br />Union official. <br />5.2. In the presentation of a grievance, the employee and the City may call witnesses <br />in support of their respective positions. Employee witnesses who would ordinarily be on duty at <br />the time of the hearing shall be released to attend the hearing without pay, and subject to the <br />employer's reasonable need for that employee to remain on duty. Grievance hearings shall be <br />scheduled so as to disrupt the City's work needs as little as possible. <br />Step One: <br />The employee shall file the grievance in writing within ten (10) business days (Monday <br />through Friday) after notification of the event giving rise to the grievance with the Fire Chief on <br />the approved form. The Fire Chief shall meet with the employee and the employee's <br />representative and communicate the Chiefs decision with respect to the grievance within ten (10) <br />business days of the date of the filing of the grievance. The decision shall be rendered in writing <br />and shall state basis. <br />Step Two: <br />If the grievance is not resolved to the employee's satisfaction, the grievance may, at the <br />employee's election, be submitted to the City Manager within ten (10) business days of the <br />receipt of the step one decision. The City Manager, or his designee, shall meet with the <br />employee and the employee's representative and render a written decision with respect to the <br />grievance within ten (10) business days of the date of receipt of the grievance. The City <br />Manager's, or his designee's, decision shall be rendered in writing and shall set forth the basis for <br />the decision. <br />5.3. If the employee is not satisfied with the decision of the City Manager, the <br />employee may submit the grievance as presented at Step One to arbitration in accordance with <br />Article 7 of this Agreement. An employee may not utilize the City's grievance or appeal <br />—7— <br />