§ 16-311. Mediator panels.

MD House & Comm Dev Code § 16-311 (2019) (N/A)
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(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.

(b)    (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.