member, if applicable, within ten (10) calendar days of its occurrence, or when knowledge was
obtained that a grievance existed.
The Association will reply within thirty (30) working days after the grievance is presented. Failing
a settlement between the Commission or its designates and the Association, the grievance may
be presenied to the American Arbitration Association, Public Employee Labor Relations Board,
or Hillsborough County Superior Court within sixty (60) working days after the reply.
SECTION C - GENERAL PROVISIONS
A. Each grievance will be separately processed under the Grievance Procedure.
B. Expenses incurred under STEP 5 will be shared equally by the Commission and the
Association.
C. No party acting under STEP 5 will have any power to award any monetary damages (other
than back wages), make any changes in, modification or alteration of, addition to, or
subtraction from, any of the terms of this Agreement.
D. The parties recognize that after STEP 3 of the grievance procedure, additional time may
be required by both parties to process the grievance. Notwithstanding the provisions of
STEP 3, the parties may agree in writing to extend any of the time limits set forth in STEPS
4 and 5 of the grievance procedure.
1. In all other circumstances, management's failure to respond within the established
time limits shall automatically advance the grievance to the next step.
2. The Association's failure to respond within established time limits, the grievance
shall be considered settled on the basis of management's last answer.
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