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6.5 within ten (10) calendar days following the Employer designated representative's final Step 2 answer. Any grievance not appealed in writing to Step 3 by LELS within ten (10) calendar days shall be considered waived. Step 3. If appealed, the written grievance shall be presented by LELS and discussed with the Employer designated Step 3 representative. The Employer designated representative shall give LELS the Employer's answer in writing within ten (10) calendar days after receipt of such Step 3 grievance. A grievance not resolved in Step 3 may be appealed to Step 4 within ten (10) calendar days following the Employer designated representative's final answer in Step 3. Any grievance not appealed in writing to Step 4 by LELS within ten (10) calendar days shall be considered waived. Step 4. A grievance unresolved in Step 3 and appealed to Step 4 by LELS shall be submitted to arbitration subject to the provisions of the Public Employment Labor Relations Act of 1971, as amended. The selection of an arbitrator shall be made in accordance with the "Rules Governing the Arbitration of Grievances" as established by the Public Employment Relations Board. Arbitrator's Authority. The arbitrator shall have no fight to amend, modify, nullify, ignore, add to or subtract from the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The arbitrator shall consider and decide only the specific issue(s) submitted in writing by the Employer and LELS, and shall have no authority to make a decision on any other issue not so submitted. B. The arbitrator shall be without power to make decisions contrary to or inconsistent with or modifying or varying in any way the application of laws, rules or regulations having the force and effect of law. The arbitrator's decision shall be submitted in writing within thirty (30) days following the close of the hearing or the submission of briefs by the parties, whichever be later, unless the parties agree to an extension. The decision shall be binding on both the Employer and LELS and shall be based solely on the arbitrator's interpretation or application of the express terms of this Agreement and to the facts of the grievance presented. The fees and expenses for the arbitrator's services and proceedings shall be borne equally by the Employer and LELS provided that each party shall be responsible for compensating its own representatives and witnesses. If either party desires a verbatim record of the proceedings, it may cause such a record to be made providing it pays for the record. If both parties desire a verbatim record of the proceedings, the cost shall be shared equally. ~989-90 LELS Agreement (June 1, 1990 Draft) Page 7