Limitations Upon Arbitrator. The arbitrator shall have no power to alter, amend, change, add to, or subtract from any of the terms of this Agreement, but shall determine only whether or not there has been a violation of this Agreement as alleged in the grievance and the appropriate remedy, if any. The arbitrator shall therefore not have authority to decide any issue not submitted or to interpret or apply the Agreement so as to change what can fairly be said to have been the intent of the parties as determined by generally accepted rules for contract construction. Past practice of the parties in interpreting or applying terms of this Agreement may be relevant evidence, but shall not be used so as to justify, or result in, what is in effect a modification (whether by addition, detraction or revision) of the written terms of this Agreement. The decision of the arbitrator shall be based solely upon the evidence and arguments presented to him by the respective parties in the presence of each other, and upon arguments presented in briefs. The arbitrator shall have no power to render an award on any grievance occurring before or after the term of this Agreement. The arbitrator may hear and determine only one grievance at a time unless the District expressly agrees otherwise. However, both parties will, in good faith, endeavor to handle, in an expeditious and convenient manner, cases which involve the same or similar facts and issues.
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