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APPENDIX B <br /> Grievance Review Board Procedures <br /> 1. Each party shall exchange a list of witnesses and exhibits fourteen calendar days prior to the <br /> Review Board hearing. Witnesses or exhibits not set forth on the list shall not be called or used, <br /> respectively, at the hearing, except for rebuttal. Witnesses and exhibits not on the list shall not <br /> be called nor used, respectively, should the grievance proceed to arbitration, except for rebuttal. <br /> 2. Either party may be represented by an attorney or a designated representative and may use an <br /> attorney at the Review Board hearing. Any party so choosing to use an attorney shall notify the <br /> other party fourteen calendar days prior to the Review Board hearing and the failure to do so <br /> shall preclude that party from using an attorney at the hearing. <br /> 3. Either party may call witnesses and submit exhibits as provided in Section 1, and through the <br /> Board, may question the other party's witnesses. Either party may present that party's position <br /> in writing or orally. The hearing will be conducted in a manner consistent with an individual's <br /> rights under the law. The Review Board may continue the hearing if the Board requests <br /> additional information from either party. The Review Board hearing may be recorded <br /> electronically or by a court reporter/stenographer. <br /> 4. All members of the Review Board will conduct themselves professionally, with the intent of <br /> reaching a fair and just resolution of the grievance submitted. Any Review Board member may <br /> question any witness. Any Review Board member who is listed as a witness shall not serve as a <br /> Review Board member for that hearing. <br /> 5. At the conclusion of the hearing,the Review Board may entertain oral argument of the parties <br /> and shall deliberate in order to reach a decision. The Review Board may deliberate in private. <br /> During deliberations,the Review Board shall review the facts and arguments presented. <br /> 6. After deliberation, the Review Board shall (a) uphold the grievance, (b) deny the grievance, (c) <br /> fashion/mediate a resolution that is not in conflict with the labor agreement, or(d) deadlock. A <br /> majority vote is needed for items (a), (b) and(c). If the Review Board deadlocks,the grievance <br /> shall be submitted within 14 calendar days to the Joint Executive Directors. If, in deciding the <br /> grievance, the Review Board determines that either party violated a provision of the <br /> Memorandum of Understanding,that determination will be submitted in writing to the Joint <br /> Executive Directors within fourteen calendar days. <br /> 7. The Review Board may,by majority vote, adopt other reasonable informal procedures to (a) <br /> facilitate an efficient and speedy outcome of the grievance, including directions for submitting <br /> disputes in writing; (b)to establish time limitations; (c)to establish methods to preserve privacy <br /> in EEO related disputes; and(d)to adopt similar matters in furtherance of an appropriate <br /> management-labor relationship. <br /> 8. By mutual agreement of the parties,the Review Board hearing may be bypassed and the <br /> grievance advanced to the next level of the grievance process. <br />