Salary Scale The salary scale applicable to Employees shall be set out hereinafter in the Wage Schedule.
Step 4 In the event the dispute is not resolved at Step 3 above, either party may serve upon the other and the COORDINATOR written notice by certified mail, within five (5) working days, requesting that the dispute be resolved by arbitration. If such a written notice is served, the parties shall jointly request the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to submit the names of five (5) qualified arbitrators, from which list the UNION and the EMPLOYER shall alternately strike names until only one name is left, which person shall hear and resolve the dispute. A hearing shall be conducted by the arbitrator, at which time the parties to the dispute shall be given the opportunity to appear and offer evidence in support of their positions. A decision by the arbitrator shall be rendered in writing within a reasonable time, not to exceed ten (10) days after the conclusion of the hearing. The decision by the arbitrator shall be final and binding upon the parties; provided, however, that the arbitrator shall not have the authority to alter or amend the provisions of this AGREEMENT in any way. The reasonable expenses and fees of the arbitrator shall be borne equally by the parties.
Step 3 i. The employer shall review the particulars of the complaint as provided by the complainant pursuant to Article E.2.3.b. i. The employer may request further particulars from the complainant. Upon the conclusion of such a review, the employer shall: (1) initiate an investigation of the complaint and appoint an investigator pursuant to Article E.2.3.c.iii below, or; (2) recommend mediation or other alternative disputes resolution processes to resolve the complaint. ii. Should the complainant not agree with the process described in Article E.2.3.c.i(2), the employer shall initiate an investigation. The employer shall provide notice of investigation. iii. The investigation shall be conducted by a person who shall have training and/or experience in investigating complaints of harassment. iv. The complainant may request: (1) that the investigator shall be of the same gender as the complainant; and/or (2) an investigator who has Aboriginal ancestry, and/or cultural knowledge and sensitivity if a complainant self-identifies as Aboriginal. Where practicable the request(s) will not be denied. v. The investigation shall be conducted as soon as is reasonably possible and shall be completed in twenty (20) working days unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld.
Adjustment of Grievance The School Board and the employee will attempt to adjust all grievances which may arise during the course of employment of any employee within the School District in the following manner:
Baseline For purposes of measuring a reduction in net tax revenue, the interim final rule measures actual changes in tax revenue relative to a revenue baseline (baseline). The baseline will be calculated as fiscal year 2019 (FY 2019) tax revenue indexed for inflation in each year of the covered period, with inflation calculated using the Bureau of Economic Analysis’s Implicit Price Deflator.163 FY 2019 was chosen as the starting year for the baseline because it is the last full fiscal year prior to the COVID– 162 See, e.g., Tax Policy Center, How do state earned income tax credits work?, https:// ▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇/▇▇▇-▇▇- state-earned-income-tax-credits-work/ (last visited May 9, 2021).