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v) the Joint Standing Committee shall have up to sixty (60) minutes toask questions and clarify issues raised by the material and oralsubmissions.Any time limitations prescribed herein may be extended by the JointStanding Committee.A516 When the Joint Standing Committee is satisfied that it has heard fully fromthe parties to the Grievance, the Joint Standing Committee shall dismiss theparties in order to consider and render its decision.A517 The Joint Standing Committee shall not have the authority to amend ormodify, add to or delete any provision of this Agreement.A518 All decisions of the Joint Standing Committee shall be in writing and shallbe signed by all members of the Joint Standing Committee before beingissued. When a decision has been reached, it shall be issued in writingbefore the Joint Standing Committee meeting has concluded, and copiedforthwith to the parties to the Grievance and to the Associations. If themembers of the Committee have not yet concluded their deliberations, theymay reconvene and issue a decision in writing to all parties named above nolater than three (3) business days after the Joint Standing Committeemeeting has concluded.A519 A majority decision of the Joint Standing Committee shall be final andbinding on all parties to the Grievance. If the Joint Standing Committeefails to reach a majority decision, either party to the Grievance may, withintwo (2) weeks of the date of the hearing, refer the matter to arbitration bygiving notice to the other party to the Grievance, and to the Associations.A520 Arbitration.Within two (2) weeks of the notice of the intent to refer described in ArticleA509 or A519, a time and place for arbitration shall be agreed, taking intoaccount the availability of the Arbitrator.A521 The parties to the Agreement agree that, except in exceptional cases agreedby the Guild and the Associations, all arbitrable matters shall be heard by asingle arbitrator. The selection of the single arbitrator shall be the subject ofmutual agreement of the parties. In the case of the CMPA, reference shall20