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33 him/her. Additionally, the Parties may mutually agree to remove an arbitrator from the panel at any time. In any case where an arbitrator has been removed, another arbitrator shall be mutually selected to fill the vacancy. c. Within ten (10) calendar days aer a request for arbitration, the Parties shall meet for the purpose of mutually selecting an arbitrator from the panel or by alternately striking names until one (1) remains. e Parties agree to cooperate in the scheduling process to ensure cases are heard as expeditiously as possible. As a general concept, cases shall be scheduled in order of receipt of the request. At the request of either Party, disciplinary/adverse action cases or those determined to be of urgent nature shall be given priority. Once an arbitrator has been selected, the arbitrator will be contacted within seven (7) days for available dates. e Parties shall normally secure the first available mutually agreed upon date. e scheduling process shall normally be completed within thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of a request for arbitration. If, aer requesting arbitration, the Union fails, for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days, to participate in the scheduling of a case before an arbitrator, any continuing liability shall be tolled. If, aer requesting arbitration, the Union fails to participate in the scheduling of a case before an arbitrator for three hundred sixty (360) days, the grievance shall be deemed to have been withdrawn with prejudice. If the Agency fails to respond to the Union's request to schedule a case before an arbitrator within one hundred eighty (180) days, the grievance shall be considered to have been granted. d. For grievances filed under any section of this Article, once a date has been scheduled, any changes to scheduled hearing dates shall be mutually agreed upon by the Parties. In the event of a cancellation by the arbitrator, the moving Party may request the selection process be restarted in accordance with this Section. e grievance shall be heard at a site mutually agreeable to the Parties. In the event the Parties cannot agree on the date(s) or location, the arbitrator shall be contacted to make the decision. e. When the grievance is denied in full or sustained in full, the arbitrator's fees and expenses shall be borne by the Party that did not prevail. e arbitration decision must be sustained in full or

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