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ARTICLE 13 <br />ARBITRATION <br />13.01 In the event that the grievance is not settled at Step 3 within the time allowed, it may then be <br />submitted to arbitration. Submission to arbitration must be made within ten days of the time <br />that the Step 3 decision was rendered; provided, however, this period may be extended upon <br />the mutual agreement of both parties. 'If the parties fail to agree to the appointment of an <br />arbitrator, the party requesting arbitration shall apply to the Federal Mediation and <br />Conciliation Service for a list of seven arbitrators who reside in Florida. The party <br />requesting arbitration shall strike the first name from the list, and the parties shall thereafter <br />alternate in the striking of names. The party requesting arbitration shall notify the last <br />remaining person on the list of his/her selection as the arbitrator in the case. Hearings before <br />the arbitrator shall be conducted in accordance with the rules of the Federal Mediation and <br />Conciliation Service. Testimony shall be given under oath. <br />13.02 As promptly as possible after the arbitrator has been selected, the arbitrator shall conduct a <br />hearing between the parties and consider the grievance. The decision of the arbitrator will be <br />served upon the union and the County in writing. It shall be the obligation of the arbitrator to <br />make a best effort to rule within 30 calendar days after the hearing and receipt of post - <br />hearing briefs. The expenses of the arbitration, including the fee and expense of the <br />arbitrator, shall be paid by the losing party. Any party desiring a transcript of the hearing <br />shall bear the cost of such transcript unless the parties mutually agree to share the cost. Each <br />party shall bear the expense of its own witnesses and of its own representatives for purposes <br />of the arbitration hearing. The arbitrator's decision shall be final and binding on the parties <br />subject to any review allowed by law. <br />13.03 The arbitrator will be confined to the written grievance presented in Step 1 of the procedure. <br />Additionally the arbitrator shall have no authority to change, amend, add to, subtract from, or <br />otherwise alter or supplement this agreement. The arbitrator shall have no authority to <br />consider or rule upon any matter which is not subject to arbitration or which is not a <br />grievance as defined in this agreement; and may not interpret this agreement in a manner <br />7 <br />P85 <br />