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meeting, unless such time is mutually extended in writing and the resolved, the grievance may then be forwarded to Step 3. ince is not Step 3: If the grievance is not settled in the second step, the aggrieved employee, within five working days of the time that the Step 2 decision was rendered, slIall forward the written grievance to the County Administrator or his designee. The County Administrator or his designee shall meet with the aggrieved employee, who may be accompanied by the union steward, the chief steward, and business representative to obtain the facts in the case. The County will attempt to coordinate the meeting with both the grievant and the Union. The County Administrator or his designees iall forward his decision to grievant with a copy to the union within ten (10) working days of the Step 3 meeting, unless this period of time is extended by mutual agreement of both parties. Step 4: In the event that the grievance is not settled at Step 3 within the time allowed, it may then be submitted to arbitration. The Union and only the Union shall have the exclusive right to proceed to arbitration on behalf of all the bargaining unit members. Submission to arbitration must be made within ten days of the time that the Step 3 hearing decision was rendered; provided, however, this period may be ext nded upon the mutual agreement of both parties. If the parties fail to agree in the first instance of an appointment, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service shall be requested to provide a panel of arbitrators from which a selection shall be made. Hearings before the arbitrator shall be conducted in accordance with the rules of the Federco I Mediation and Conciliation Service. Payment for the arbitrator's services shall be aid by the losing party. If the arbitrator awards less than the entire remedy reque ted by the grieving party, the payment for the arbitrator's services shall be born equ lly by both parties. The arbitrator's decision shall be final and binding on the pa es, but no arbitrator shall have the power to alter, modify, amend, add to, or detract from the terms and conditions of the agreement. 24.5 As promptly as possible after the arbitrator has been selected, the arbitrator shall conduct a hearing between the parties and consider the grievance. The decision of the arbitrator will be served upon the union and the County in writing, It shall be the obligation of the arbitrator to make a best effort to rule within 30 calendar days after the hearing and receipt of post -hearing briefs. The exp nses of the arbitration, including the fee and expense of the arbitrator, shall be equally divided between the parties. Any party desiring a transcript of the h aring shall bear the cost of such transcript unless the parties mutually agree W share the cost. Each party shall bear the expense of its own witnesses and of its own representatives forpurposes of the arbitration hearing. 24.6 The arbitrator will be confined to the written grievance presented in Step 1 of the procedure. Additionally the arbitrator shall have no authority to charge, amend, add to, subtract from, or otherwise alter or supplement this agreement. The arbitrator shall have no authority to consider or rule upon any matter Nhich is not subject to arbitration or which is not a grievance as defined in this agreement, nor shall this collective bargaining agreement be construed by the arbitrator to 30