§ 16-311
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§16–311.
(a)A mediator panel may be used in collective bargaining when:
(1)the Montgomery Commission and the employee organization agree to mediation; or
(2)an impasse results, and the Montgomery Commission or the employee organization requests mediation.
(1)The Montgomery Commission and the employee organization shall:
(i)each choose one mediator from a list supplied by the American Arbitration Association or the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service; and
(ii)together choose a third mediator from a list supplied by the American Arbitration Association or the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
(2)If the Montgomery Commission and the employee organization cannot agree on a jointly appointed mediator, the labor relations administrator shall choose the third mediator.
(c)The Montgomery Commission and the employee organization shall share the costs of mediation equally.