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funds other than the General Fund) from General Fund positions into positions <br />vacated by employees who took the early retirement incentive to maximize the <br />impact (of employees leaving the City) to the General Fund. <br />Article XVII, Section 17.4 is added and 17.5 is amended as follows: <br />17.4 Fourth Step: If the grievance is not resolved at the third step, the Union may <br />request that the grievance be submitted to advisory arbitration for issuance of a <br />recommendation. The Union must advise the Personnel Department within 10 <br />calendar days of receipt of the decision from the City Manager at Step 3 of its <br />desire to request to have the matter considered by an arbitrator. Upon request to <br />submit the matter to arbitration, unless the parties can agree on an arbitrator to <br />hear the grievance, the City will request a fist of seven arbitrators from the State <br />Mediation and Conciliation Service. Upon receipt of the list, the parties will <br />strike names with the Union striking first. Once an arbitrator is selected, he/she <br />will conduct a hearing regarding the grievance. The cost of the arbitrator shall be <br />equally shared between the SEW and the City. Once the arbitrator issues his/her <br />advisory recommendation to the parties, the recommendation shall be submitted <br />to the City Manager who will make a final decision on the grievance within 20 <br />days of his/her receipt of the recommendation. <br />17.5 Reservation of Rights. After the procedure set forth in this Article has been <br />exhausted, the grievant, the Union, and the City shalt have all rights and remedies <br />to pursue said grievance under the law. <br />Article XVHI, Section 18.1(A) is amended as follows <br />18.1 Release Time for Union Grievance Representatives. The Union shall have the <br />right to appoint/elect a reasonable number of representatives who are recognized <br />by the City as officers or work site leaders/stewards. <br />A. Such reasonable number of work site leaders/stewards recognized by the <br />City shall be limited to sixteen (16). Effective January 1, 2013, the <br />number of work site leaders/stewards shall be increased to eighteen (18). <br />Article XXII is amended as follows <br />ARTICLE XXII <br />22.0 LAYOFFS AND CONTRACTING OUT <br />22.1 If it is decided to contract out work currently being performed by employees of <br />this bargaining unit and it is projected that no employee covered by this <br />25B-27