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LIVERMORE-PLEASANTON FIRE DEPARTMENT M.O.U. SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT "13" Effective 6/1/2000 Grievance Review Board Procedures Each party shall exchange a list ofwimesses and exh'bits forelean calendar days prior to the Review Board heaxing. Wireasses or exhibits not set forth on the list shall not be called or used, respectively, at the hearing, except for rebuttal. Witnesses and exhibits not on the list shall not be called nor used, respectively, should the grievance proceed to arbitration, except for rebultnL Either party may be represented by an attorney or a designated representative and may use an attorney at the Review Board hearing. Any party so choosing to use an attorney shall notify the other party fourteen calendar days prior to the Review Board hearing and the failuse to do so shall preclude that party from using an atWmey at the heanng. Either party may call witnesses and submit exhibits as provided in Section 1, and through the Board, may question the other party's witnesses, Either party may present that pany's position in writing or orally. The heating will be conducted in a manner consistent with an individual's rights tmder the law. The Review Board may continue the hearing if the Board requests additional information from either party. The Review Board hearing may be recorded electronically or by a court reporter/stenographer. All members of the Review Board will conduct themselves professionally, with the intent of reachthgafairandjustresoiutionofthegricvaneesubmitted. AnyReviewBoardmembermay question any witness. Any Review Board reambar who is listed as a wireass shall not serve as a Review Board member for that hearing. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Review Board may enterta/n oral argument of the parties and shall deliberate in order to reach a decision. The Review Board may deliberate in priv~e. During deliberations, the Review Board shall review the facts and arguments presented. After deliberation, the Review Board shall (a) uphold the grievance, (b) deny the grievance, (c) fashion/mediate a resolution that is not in conflict with the labor agreement, or (d) deadlock A majority vote is needed for items (a), (b) and (c). If the Review Board deadlocks, the grievan~. shall be submitted with/n 14 calendar days to the Joint Executive Directors. If, in deciding the grievance, the Review Board determines that either party violated a provision of the Memorandum of Understanding, that determination will be submitted in writing to the Joint Executive Directors within fourteen calendar days. The Review Board may, by majority vote, adopt other reasonable informal procedures to (a) facilitate an efficient and speedy outcome of the grievance, including directions for submitting disputes in writing; (b) to establish time limitntinus; (c) to establish methods tn preserve privacy in EEO related disputes; and (d) to adopt similar makers in furtherance of an appropriate management-labor relationship.