The Hearing. The arbitrator shall hold the hearing in Miami-Dade County unless otherwise agreed by the parties. The hearing shall commence within sixty (60) days of the arbitrator's acceptance of selection, or as soon thereafter as is practicable. The parties shall stipulate to the issue(s) prior to the hearing before the arbitrator. If the parties are unable to stipulate to the issue(s) prior to such hearing, the parties shall proceed to a hearing on applicability of this procedure based on either procedural or substantive concerns (“applicability”). Issues of applicability shall be bifurcated from the substantive issues and, whenever possible, determined by means of a hearing conducted by conference call. The arbitrator shall have ten (10) days from the hearing on applicability to render a decision on the applicability issues. If the process is judged to be applicable to the complaint, the arbitrator shall then proceed to hear the substantive issue(s) in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
