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6.1.2. Step 2. If appealed, the written grievance shall be presented by the UNION and discussed with the EMPLOYER designated representative. The EMPLOYER designated representative shall give the UNION the EMPLOYER'S Step 2, answer, in writing, within ten (10) calendar days after receipt of such Step 2 grievance. A grievance not resolved in Step 2 may be appealed to Step 3 within ten (10) calendar days following receipt by the UNION of the EMPLOYER designated representative's final Step 2 answer. Any grievance not appealed, in writing, to Step 3 by the UNION within ten (10) calendar days shall be considered waived. 6.1.3. Step 3. If appealed, the written grievance shall be presented by the UNION and discussed with the EMPLOYER designated Step 3 representative. The EMPLOYER designated representative shall give the UNION the EMPLOYER'S answer, in writing, within ten (10) calendar days after receipt of such Step 3 grievance. A grievance not resolved in Step 3 may be appealed to Step 4 within ten (10) calendar days following receipt by the UNION of the EMPLOYER designated representative's final Step 3 answer. Any grievance not appealed in writing to Step 4 by the UNION within ten (10) calendar days shall be considered waived. 6.1.4. Step 4. A grievance unresolved in Step 3 and appealed to Step 4 by the UNION shall be submitted to arbitration subject to the provisions of the Public Employee Labor Relations Act of 1971, as amended. The selection of an arbitrator shall be made in accordance with the "Rules Governing the Arbitration of Grievances", as established by the Public Employee Relations Board. 6.2. Arbitrator's Authority: 6.2.1. The Arbitrator shall have no right to amend, nullify, ignore, 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. 6.2.2. The Arbitrator shall be without power to make decisions contrary to, 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 thirty (30) days following the close of the hearing or the submission of briefs by the parties, whichever is later, unless the parties agree to an extension. The decision shall be binding on both the EMPLOYER and the UNiON and shall be based solely on the Arbitrator's interpretation or application of the express terms of this Agreement and to the facts of the grievance presented. 6.2.3. 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 witnesses. if either party desires a verbatim record of the proceedings, it may cause such a record to be made, providing it pays for El