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decision of the Director of Human Resources and Labor Relations, submit such grievance to the City Manager for consideration by a Review Board. The Review Board shall be comprised of two (2) members of the Union and two (2) City management representatives appointed by the City Manager. The Review Board shall be convened within fifteen (15) working days from the day the grievance was submitted to said Board. The Board shall render its findings and recommendations in writing to the City Manager within ten (10) calendar days from the date it completed its review of the grievance. (5) The City Manager shall within ten (10)working days of receipt of the Review Board's written findings and recommendations review the findings and recommendations and render a written decision on the grievance. (6) The Union may appeal the decision of the City Manager by requesting that the grievance be referred to an impartial arbitrator. The Union's decision to refer the grievance to arbitration shall be made within ten (10) working days of the notification of the City Manager's decision. The arbitrator shall be designated by mutual agreement between the Union and the City Manager. The fees and expenses of the arbitrator and court reporter shall be shared equally between the City and the Union. Each party, however, shall bear the cost of its own presentation, including preparation and post hearing briefs, if any. 7) Decisions of the arbitrators on matters properly before them shall be final and binding on the parties hereto, to the extent permitted by the Ordinance Code and Resolutions of the City. 27.3 The time limits previously set forth shall be considered maximums and every effort shall be made to expedite the process. The limits specified may, however, be extended by mutual agreement of the parties. 27.4 No Review Board and no arbitrator shall entertain, or hear, any dispute unless such dispute involves a position in the unit represented by the Union and unless such dispute falls within the definition of a grievance as set forth in Subsection 27.1. 27.5 Proposals to add to or change this Memorandum of Understanding or written agreements or addenda supplementary hereto, shall not be arbitrable and no proposal to modify, amend or terminate this Memorandum of Understanding, nor any matter or subject arising out of or in connection with such proposal, may be referred to arbitration under this Section. Neither any Review Board nor any arbitrator shall have the power to amend or modify this Memorandum of Understanding or written agreement or addenda supplementary hereto or to establish any new terms or conditions of employment. 27.6 If the Director of Human Resources and Labor Relations in pursuance of the procedures outlined in subsection 27.2(3) above, resolves any grievance which involves suspension or discharge, the Director of Human Resources and Labor Relations may agree to payment for lost time or to reinstatement with or without payment for lost time. -39 -