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EXHIBIT D <br /> EXPEllI'fED ARBITRATION iZ�,TLES <br /> A. Cases subject to the expedited procedure will be heard in chr nological order according <br /> to the date filed. Exceptions will be made only in order to facilitate the use of non- <br /> employee witnesses. <br /> f3. Cases currently scheduled for arbitration may be subject to Ithis expedited procedure, <br /> subject to agreement of the parties. '� <br /> C. Four Arbitrators constituting an "expedited" panel will l�e se ected by the parties. The I, <br /> "expedited" panel will be reviewed every six months, at which time substitutions may be ' <br /> made. In making substitutions, an Arbitrator may be remov at the request of either <br /> party, but any substitute must be agreed upon. <br /> D. In scheduling hearings, the Arbitrator on the panel will be requ red to schedule a block of <br /> two or three consecutive hearing days. <br /> E. Arbitrators will receive all grievance documents and rele ant documents from the <br /> Professional Standards tile at least one week prior to the heari g, at the discretion of the <br /> Arbitrator. <br /> F. Arbitrators will be permitted to issue subpoenas in accord nce with applicable law. <br /> Subpoenas shall not used for purposes of delay. <br /> U. `I'he hearings shall be informal. The Arbitrator shall assist tl�e parties in ensuring that <br /> there is a complete record. � <br /> I I. The Arbitrator may require witnesses to testify under oath. <br /> I. There shall be a stenographic record of the proceedings. <br /> J. The rules of evidence normally followed in arbitration pro eedings shall apply. The <br /> Arbitrator shall be the sole judge of the relevance and materiali y of the evidence offered. ' <br /> K. The parties may argue orally on the record and may present elevant authorities to the ' <br /> Arbitrator at the hearing. <br /> L. The Arbitrator will issue a decision no later than thirty (30) ays after the submittal of <br /> post-hearing briefs, ar sixty (60) days after the completio of the last day of the <br /> scheduled hearing if no briefs are to be filed. His/her decisio shall be based upon the <br /> recard developed by the parties before and at the hearing, a�d shall include a written <br /> explanation of the basis for his/her conclusion and shall includ � reference to the evidence <br /> considered and the role that evidence played in reaching his/her decision. <br /> 35 <br />