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ARTICLE 12 <br />GRIEVANCE <br />GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE <br />12.01 A "grievance" is a claimed violation of this agreement, including but not limited to the claim <br />that a discharge or other disciplinary action violated a specific provision of this agreement. <br />No grievance will or need be entertained or processed unless presented in the manner <br />described herein, and unless filed in a manner provided herein within the time limit <br />prescribed herein. A grievance may be filed by a bargaining unit employee or by the union. <br />In either case, the procedure to be followed will be the same. Grievances regarding <br />disciplinary actions shall be initially filed at Step 2. The grievant and management may <br />mutually agree to waive any step. <br />12.02 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 a copy to <br />the union if it is not the grievant, and shall be dated and signed by the <br />County's representative at that step. <br />C. When a written grievance is presented, the County's representative shall <br />return 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herein shall be deemed permanently withdrawn and as having been settled on <br />the basis of the County's decision most recently given. Failure on the part of <br />the County's representative to answer within the time limit set forth in any <br />step will entitle the grievant to proceed to the next step. <br />16 <br />