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Contract for Ratification <br /> 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 /> 21 <br /> 54 <br />