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.45 <br />3.: A~grievande is defined.as a dispute over -the interpretation or application of: , <br />this -AGREEMENT. <br />:4. Grievances. sha.11 •be, resolved. in the following manners <br />STEP 1. An -employee claiming a violation- concerning the -interpretation or <br />application of thisAOREEIv ENT shall within twenty'one' (21): calendar <br />• • � ..� _.. � ,.� �.. � ....'• ,.. z � � I.�, �-. � I .�..�....1 - � i i � �. � i st .� rr. n � v+, � r. ■ � r� ir. r ✓� � n r, .-,�,, r, I ,►�. r n .-r � r+ <br />U al Le, JL.1t.,1 ! aiiryeu VI�'1IQliVf� [ CACI it SU'C,i I gi ICVCII lkaC; LU LI IC CI I INlvylcc 0. <br />-immediate supervisor designated by the. EMPLOYER. The EMPLOYER - <br />designated representative will give a final. answer to Step 1 grievance *within* <br />ten ' (10) calendar. -days. If.' a. grievance'is- not resolved in:.Step. 1,.such . <br />grievance shall -be_ placed in 'writing and''referred to Step 2 within ten. (19) <br />calendar days after the EMPLOYER'S final answer in Step 1. Argy grievance <br />not referred -in writing by the -'employee within.ten (10) -ca"lendar.d.ays shall -be'. <br />considered waived. <br />STEP 2. The written grievance shall be presented personally to- the <br />employee's department head or, other EMPLOYER.-designated <br />..representative. A -copy will 'be sent by .registered mail; return- requested to <br />the City Manager. The EMPLOYER -designated representative shall"givethe <br />employee'the EMPLOYER'S. Step 2* answer within ten (10). calendar days <br />after receipt of such Step 2 grievance.. if a grievance is not resolved in Step <br />. 2, such grievance shall -be referred to Step 3 within ten (10) calendar days, <br />following the EMPLOYER-designatedrepresentative's final Step 2 -answer. <br />Any grievance,,not referred in writing -by' the employee' within .ten (10) <br />calendar days shall be••considered waived.. <br />STEP 3. The written grievance shah be.. presented personally to. Ahe <br />EMPLOYER -designated representative (City Manager).. The EMPLOYER - <br />designated representative shall .give the EMPLOYER'S answer within. ten <br />(10)'calendar days after receipt of such Step 3 grievance. if a grievance is <br />not resolved in Step 3, such grievance shalt be referred to Step 4 within ten <br />(10) calendar days following the EMPLOYER -designated representative's' <br />final Step .� answer. Any grievance. not referred in writing by the employee <br />-within ten (10) days shall be considered waived.,' <br />STEP 3A.• if the grievance is not. resolved at Step 3 of the grievance' <br />procedure, the parties, by mutual agreement,, may submit the matter -to - - <br />mediation with the Bureau'of-Mediation Services.' Submitting. the <br />grievance to mediation preserves - timelines for Step 4 of the -grievance <br />.,procedure. <br />STEP..4-. Unresolved grievances- are subject to the arbitration 'provisions. of . <br />Minnesota Statutes,* Section 179A.21.. The arbitrator shall not have the right <br />to amend, modify, nullify, ignore; add to; or subtract .from the ,provisions of . <br />