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the approval of the Employer, based on the • Employer's determination that such absence is reasonable and would not be detrimental to the work programs of the Employer. 6.4 Procedure: Grievances, as defined by Article 6 shall be resolved in conformance with the following procedure: STEP 1: If the grievance is not satisfactorily resolved informally and the employee wishes to appeal the grievance to Step 1 of the grievance procedure, it shall be reduced to writing setting forth the nature of the grievance, the facts upon which it is based, the section or sections of the Agreement alleged to have been violated, and the relief requested. No grievance shall be heard which has been filed later than ten (10) calendar days after the first occurrence of the event giving rise to the grievance. The Officer and/or Union Steward, with or without the employee, shall present such first step grievance to the Chief or Sergeant. The Chief or Sergeant shall attempt to resolve the matter in an equitable manner and shall respond to the Officer and/or Union Steward within ten (10) calendar days after such presentation. STEP 2: If the grievance is not satisfactorily resolved.in Step 1 and the employee wishes to appeal the grievance to Step 2 of the grievance procedure, it shall.be referred, in writing, to the City Administrator within ten (10) calendar days upon of receipt of the Chief's or Sergeant's response in Step 1. The Union's Business Agent and/or designee shall present the grievance to the City Administrator or designee. The City Administrator or designee shall respond to the Union Business Agent and grievant within ten (10) calendar days. No grievance appeal shall be heard when it has been filed later than ten (10) calendar days after the Step 1 response, and the employee waives their right to appeal. STEP 3: If the grievance is not satisfactorily resolved in Step 2 and the employee wishes to appeal the grievance to Step 3, it shall be referred in writing to the City Administrator or designee within ten (10) calendar days upon receipt of the response in Step 2. Prior to requesting arbitration, the Union and Employer may agree to request mediation of the grievance by the Bureau of Mediation Services. Such request must be made within ten (10) calendar days following the decision In Step 2. In the event the parties mutually agree to mediation, the time limit for requesting arbitration pursuant to Step 4 shall commence as of the date of conclusion of the mediation. STEP 4: A grievance unresolved in Step 2 and appealed to Step 3 by the Union shall be submitted to arbitration by the Union submitting the notice of request for arbitration to the Employer within fourteen (14) calendar days after the response in Step 3, subject to the provisions of the Public Employment Labor Relations Act. The selection of an arbitrator shall be made within accordance with the Bureau of Mediation Services 6.5 Arbitrator's Authorit : A. The arbitrator shall have no right to amend, modify, nullify, ignore, or add to or subtract from the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The arbitrator shall consider and decide only the specific issue(s) submitted in writing by the Employer and the Union and shall have no authority to make a decision on any other issue not so submitted. The arbitrator shall not have jurisdiction over any grievance which has net been submitted to arbitration in compliance with the terms of the grievance and arbitration procedure as outlined herein. 5