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5. A grievance unresolved in Step 4 and appealed to Step 5 by the employee shall be submitted <br />to arbitration subject to the provisions of the Public Employment Labor Relations Act of <br />1971, as amended. The employee shall notify the city of its intention to arbitrate the <br />grievance within 15 calendar days following the city's final Step 4 answer. If the parties <br />are unable to agree on the selection of an arbitrator, the employee shall request a list of <br />arbitrators to be submitted to the parties by the Bureau of Mediation Services. The <br />selection of an arbitrator shall be made in accordance with the "Rules Governing the <br />Arbitration of Grievances" as established by the Bureau of Mediation Services. <br />The arbitrator shall have no right to amend, modify, nullify, ignore, add to, or subtract from <br />the terms and conditions of this policy. The arbitrator shall consider and decide only the <br />specific issue(s) submitted in writing by the city and the employee, and shall have no <br />authority to make decisions on any other issue not so submitted. <br />The fees and expenses for the arbitrator's services and proceedings shall be borne equally <br />by the city and the employee. <br />14 <br />