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40 <br />CI <br />Go <br />ARTICLE 12 <br />GRIEVANCE <br />GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE <br />12.1 A "grievance" is a claimed violation of this agreement, including but not limited <br />to the claim that a discharge or other disciplinary action violated a specific provision <br />of this agreement, No grievance will or need be entertained or processed unless <br />presented in the manner described herein, and unless filed in a manner provided herein <br />within the time limit prescribed herein. A grievance may be filed by a bargaining unit <br />employee or by the union. In either case, the procedure to be followed will be the <br />same. Grievances regarding disciplinary actions shall be initially filed at Step 2. The <br />grievant and management may mutually agree to waive any step. <br />12.2 Rules of Grievance Processing It is agreed that: <br />(A) The time limit at any stage of the grievance procedure may be extended by <br />written mutual agreement of the parties involved in that step. <br />(B) A grievance presented at Step 1 and above shall be dated and signed by the <br />grievant. A decision rendered shall be written to the grievant, with copy to the union <br />if it is not the grievant, and shall be dated and signed by the County's representative <br />at that step. <br />(C) When a written grievance is presented, the County's representative shall return <br />a dated and signed copy of it at that particular step. <br />(D) A grievance not advanced to the higher step within the time limit provided <br />herein shall be deemed permanently withdrawn and as having been settled on the basis <br />