Common use of City Manager and Arbitration Clause in Contracts

City Manager and Arbitration. The employee (Appellant) may request the appeal be heard by the City Manager or may request arbitration. If arbitration is requested, representatives of the City and the employee (Appellant) shall meet promptly to select a mutually acceptable arbitrator, and to the extent possible for both parties the selection of the arbitrator should be made within 60 days of the request for arbitration. The fees and expenses of the arbitrator and of a court reporter shall be shared equally by the Association and the City. A hearing before the arbitrator shall be held within sixty days of the selection of the Arbitrator unless the mutually acceptable Arbitrator’s schedule does not so permit. The Arbitrator shall hear each party's case as presented during the hearing and shall subsequently have the power to affirm, reject, or provide a lesser form of discipline. Decisions of the Arbitrator on matters properly before them shall be final and binding on the parties hereto, to the extent permitted by the Charter of the City.

City Manager and Arbitration. The employee (Appellant) may request the appeal be heard by the City Manager or may request arbitration. If arbitration is requested, representatives of the City and the employee (Appellant) shall meet promptly to select a mutually acceptable arbitrator, and to the extent possible for both parties the selection of the arbitrator should be made within 60 days of the request for arbitration. The fees and expenses of the arbitrator and of a court reporter shall be shared equally by the Association and the City. A hearing before the arbitrator shall be held within sixty days of the selection of the Arbitrator unless the mutually acceptable Arbitrator’s schedule does not so permit. The Arbitrator arbitrator shall hear not have the power to amend or modify either party's position; but shall rule on the merits of each party's case as presented during the hearing and shall subsequently have the power to affirm, reject, or provide a lesser form of disciplinehearing. Decisions of the Arbitrator on matters properly before them shall be final and binding on the parties hereto, to the extent permitted by the Charter of the City.