RES 86-028 RESOLTUION DELETING ARTICLE XXV AND RENUMBERING ARTICLES XXVI TO XXIX CONTAINED IN THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY AND TEAMSTERS LCOAL 320

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-5- C. The fees and expenses for the Arbitrator's services and proceedings shall • be borne equally by the EMPLOYER and the UNION, provided that each party shall be responsible for compensating- its own representatives and wit- nesses. If either party desires a verbatim record of the proceedings it may cause such a record to be made, providing it pays for the record. If both parties desire a verbatim record of the. proceedings the cost shall be shared equally. 7.6 Waiver: If a grievance is not presented within the time limits set forth above, it shall be considered "waived". If a grievance is not -appealed to the next step within the specified time limit or any agreed extension thereof, it shall be considered settled on the basis of the EMPLOYER'S last answer. If the EMPLOYER does not answer a grievance or an appeal thereof, within the specified time limits, the UNION may elect to treat the grievance as denied at that step and immediately appeal the grievance to the next step. The time limit in each step may be extended by mutual written agreement of the EMPLOYER and the UNION, in each step. This AGREEMENT is subject to the laws. of the United States, the State of Minnesota and the City of St. Anthony Ordinances. In the event any provision of this AGREEMENT shall be held to be contrary to law by a court of competent jurisdiction from whose final judgment or decree no appeal has been taken within the time provided, such provisions shall be voided. All other provisions shall continue in full force and effect. The voided provision may be re-negotiated at the written request :,of either party. All other provisions of this AGREEMENT shall continue in full force and effect. ARTICLE IX SENIORITY 9. 1 Seniority shall be determined by the employee's length of continuous employ- ment with the Fire Department and posted in an appropriate location. Seniority rosters may be maintained by the Chief on the basis of time in grade and time within specific classifications. New employees shall be on a six month pro- bationary period. The employee shall be certified after that time unless in the opinion of the Fire Chief, additional training is necessary before certifica- tion. Seniority shall be according to time and date of hire. In the case of two employees hired at the same time, one shall be senior in seniority. In case two or more were hired at the same time, seniority shall be determined by • lottery (.such as a flip of a coin or the drawing of a card) . A seniority list shall be established for all employees and a copy of that list forwarded to the UNION office.