No grievance involving a discharge, demotion suspension of an employee, which is governed by regulations of the Civil Service Commission a Retirement Board, may be submitted to arbitration. any provision employment. of this Agreement, nor may he or or The arbitrator may not add, subtract or alter establish any new terms or conditions of Notwithstanding any contrary provisions, the arbitrator shall be without power or authority to make a decision which

No grievance involving a discharge, demotion, or suspension of an employee, which is governed by regulations of the Civil Service Commission or a Retirement Board, may be submitted to arbitration. The arbitrator may not add, subtract, or alter any provision of this Agreement, nor may they establish any new terms or conditions of employment.

No matter within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Civil Service Commission or of any Retirement Board established by law shall be subject of grievance hereunder except as in Section 4 of this Article.

No matter within the exclusive 11 Tentative Agreement June 30, 2011 jurisdiction of the Civil Service Commission or of any Retirement Board established by law shall be subject of grievance hereunder except as in Section 4 of this Article.

The grievance and arbitration procedure hereunder shall not apply to any action of the Town which is subject to review by the Contributory Retirement Appeal Board or by the Civil Service Commission where applicable and personnel rules and regulations. Section 4. Copies of all actions relative to this contract by Management (Board of Selectmen and/or Town Manager) shall be forwarded to all employees. ARTICLE UL Section 1.

employment when required due to lack of work or to make reasonable rules and regulations curtailment of work; which do not conflict to affairs Section the of provisions and supervise the without hindrance and control generally municipal with Towns this Agreement operations and and interference. 4. removal or termination of an dismissal, Whenever the suspension, employee is subject to review by the Contributory Retirement the action may be Board or by the Civil

Within ten (10) days of receipt of a decision on an appeal provided for in paragraph (b), the employer or the employee may further appeal the evaluation to the Civil Service Commission.

Time off for members of the union's grievance committee, which shall not exceed two (2) members, without pay or benefit loss and without required make up time, shall be provided for the investigation and processing of contract grievances and problems relative to the wages, hours and working conditions of bargaining unit personnel, for the processing of arbitration cases and for the processing of matters before the Civil Service Commission (before

Section 4 of the, Agitement benno Alliance end of Messachusens deicd ~ hereby waive any end all nights to appeal tit cisdipdinary cotices te any other toruns inchoding the Civil Service Commission. initszte ch Bay Anite 23. | ce effective on other appeal Of this discipsi mary anon. 1 heve ry Dzre ) Lmypdovee Signeture ~ Union Representztive Sienature Dt Exhibit2 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Health & Human Services Department

The decision of the civil service commission shall be final and binding on all agents and agencies of the commonwealth When CSC decision was issued, the employer was given 30 days to file an appeal. They declined to do so.