Common use of City Manager and Arbitration Clause in Contracts

City Manager and Arbitration. If the grievance is not resolved at the previous step, the grievant, the Association, or the City may, after completion of the previous step in the grievance procedure, submit the grievance by written notice to the City Manager. If arbitration is requested, representatives of the City and the Association shall meet promptly to select a mutually acceptable arbitrator. The fees and expenses of the arbitrator and of a court reporter shall be shared equally by the Union and the City. Each party, however, shall bear the cost of its own presentation, including preparation and post hearing briefs, if any. A hearing before the arbitrator shall be held within sixty days of the selection of the Arbitrator unless the mutually accepted Arbitrator’s schedule does not so permit, and the arbitrator shall render a decision, within sixty days of the completion of the hearing unless the Arbitrator’s schedule does not so permit, which is binding on the parties hereto, to the extent permitted by the Charter of the City.