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ME 792 -CH COURTHOUSE UNION request that the Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) submit a list of ten (10) names. Upon receipt of the ten (10) names the parties shall flip a coin to determine who will strike the first name, following which each will alternatively strike one of the names submitted until only one name remains. This person will serve as the arbitrator subject to the following provisions. Decision -Time Limit: (i) The arbitrator will meet and hear the matter at the earliest possible date after being selected. After completion of the hearing, a decision shall be entered within thirty (30) calendar days, unless an extension of time is agreed upon as provided for herein. (ii) Any decision by the arbitrator shall be binding on each party. (e) Limitations,_ Scope and Power of Arbitrator: (i) The arbitrator shall not have the authority to add to, subtract from, alter, change or modify the provisions of this Agreement. (ii) The power of the arbitrator shall be limited to interpretation of or application of the terms of this Agreement or to determine whether there has been a violation of the terms of this Agreement by either the Employer or the Union. (iii) The arbitrator shall consider and decide only the question or issue raised at Step 1, as determined by the step where the grievance was first initiated, and said arbitrator shall not have the authority to consider additions, variations and/or subsequent grievances beyond the grievance submitted at Step 1. (iv) In conducting the hearing, the arbitrator shall have the power to administer oaths, issue subpoenas, receive relevant evidence, compel the production of books and papers relevant to the hearing, and question witnesses. (f) Arbitration Award - Damages - Expenses: (i) Arbitration awards shall not be made beyond the date of the occurrence upon which the grievance is based, that date being ten (10) working days or less prior to the initial filing of the grievance. Page 8