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CITY OF PANAMA CITY, Appellant, v. BAY COUNTY PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS, LOCAL 3216, Appellee.
    No. 98-3915.
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
    April 20, 1999.
    Tracey K. Jaensch and Peter Hartunian of Alley and Alley/Ford & Harrison LLP, Tampa, for Appellant.
    Paul A Donnelly and Laura A. Gross of Law Offices of Donnelly & Gross, P.A., Gainesville, for Appellee.
   PER CURIAM.

We find no error in the order appealed to the extent that it requires the parties to submit to arbitration. However, the order compelling arbitration also purports to adjudicate an issue of procedural arbitrability which, by the terms of the collective bargaining agreement, should be resolved by the arbitrator. See John Wiley & Sons, Inc. v. Livingston, 376 U.S. 543, 84 S.Ct. 909, 11 L.Ed.2d 898 (1964). We reverse the order to the extent that it determines that the employees were not required to comply with the initial steps in the grievance procedure. This matter is for the arbitrator. We affirm the trial court on the main point that the grievance must be resolved in arbitration.

Affirmed in part and reversed in part.

BARFIELD, C.J., VAN NORTWICK and PADOVANO, JJ., CONCUR.