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B. The parties agree that 1) no stenographic record of the hearing will be made;
2) there will be no representation by counsel except for in-house staff
counsel; and 3) there will be no post hearing briefs.
6. The arbitrator selected shall hear the grievance(s) within ten (10) working days of
his/her selection, and may hear multiple cases during the course of the day.
However, six (6) hours of hearings will constitute one day.
7. Arbitration of a grievance hereunder shall be limited to the formal grievance as
originally filed by the employee to the extent that said grievance has not been
satisfactorily resolved.
8. The arbitrator shall issue a "bench" decision at the conclusion of the parties'
testimony. Only by mutual agreement of the parties and the arbitrator will a written
decision be issued.
9. The decision of an arbitrator resulting from any arbitration of grievances hereunder
shall not add to, subtract from, or otherwise modify the terms and conditions of this
Memorandum of Understanding.
10. The decision of the arbitrator shall be binding upon the Union. To the extent the
decision and award of the arbitrator does not require legislative action by the Board
of Supervisors, such decision and award shall be binding upon the County. If within