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SECTION 9 GRIEVANCE POLICY SUBD. 1. It is the policy of the City insofar as possible to prevent the occurence of grievances and to deal promptly with those which occur. When any employee's grievance comes to the attention of a supervisory employee, the supervisor shall discuss all relevant circumstances with the employee, and his/her representative, if he/she so desires, consider and examine the causes of the grievance, and attempt to resolve it to the extent that he/she has the authority to do so. If the grievance is not dealt with satisfactorily at that level, the grievance may be carried up to the City Administrator, who at that time would make the City's final determination. SUBD. 2. A grievance unresolved with the City Administrator and appealed by the aggrieved employee shall be submitted to arbitration subject to the provisions of the Public Employment Labor Relations Act of 1971, as amended. The selection of an arbitrator shall be made in accordance with " Rules Governing the Arbitration of Grievances ", as established by the Public Employment Relations Board. SUBD. 3. The arbitrator shall have no right to amend, modify, nullify, ignore, add to, or subtract from the terms and conditions of this Personnel Policy. The arbitrator shall consider and decide only the specific issue(s) submitted in writing by the City abd the aggrieved employee, and shall have no authority to make a decision on any other issue not so submitted. SUBD. 4. The arbitrator shall be without power to make decisions contrary to, or inconsistent with, or modifying or varying in any way the application of laws, rules, or regulations having the force and effect of law. The arbitrator's decision shall be submitted in writing within (30) days following close of the hearing or the submission of briefs by the parties, whichever be later, unless the parties agree to an extension. The decision shall be binding on both the City and the aggrieved employee and shall be based solely on the arbitrator's interpretation or application of the express terms of this Policy and to the facts of the grievance presented. SUBD. 5. The fees and expenses for the arbitrator's services and preceedings shall be borne equally by the City and the aggrieved employee.