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appellant would not likely have earned but for <br />the discharge, shall also be deducted. <br />G. General Provisions - <br />1. Grievance/Appeal hearings by an arbitrator shall be <br />private. <br />2. Demand for Exchange of Evidence - Upon written <br />request by either of the opposing parties in a <br />pending hearing given at least 20 calendar days <br />prior to the scheduled hearing date, each party <br />shall supply to the party copies of all documentary <br />evidence to be used by that party at the hearing. <br />Such evidence shall be provided no later than five <br />calendar days prior to the scheduled hearing date. <br />Any evidence not so provided may not be admitted or <br />offered as evidence at the subsequent hearing <br />except that any such documentary evidence <br />discovered by a party after such a request for <br />copies but not soon enough to comply with the above <br />time limits may be admitted providing it could not <br />have been discovered sooner by reasonable means and <br />provided further that a copy or copies of such <br />evidence be afforded the requesting party as soon <br />as practicable after such discovery. Nothing <br />contained herein shall operate to prevent either <br />party from presenting additional documents by way <br />of rebuttal. <br />3. An employee shall not suffer loss of pay from their <br />City position for time spent as a witness at an <br />arbitration hearing held pursuant to this procedure <br />during that employee's regular work hours (City <br />ordered). The number of witnesses requested to <br />attend, and their scheduling, shall be reasonable. <br />4. At the hearing, both the appealing employee and <br />the City shall have the right to be heard and to <br />present evidence. The following rules shall apply: <br />a. Oral evidence shall be taken only on oath or <br />affirmation. <br />b. Each party shall have these rights: to call <br />and examine witnesses, to introduce exhibits, <br />to cross-examine opposing witnesses on any <br />matter relevant to the issues even though that <br />matter was not covered in the direct <br />examination, to impeach any witness regardless <br />of which party first called the witness to <br />MOU3:PDRFEXA 92-93 A-6 <br />