Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 3 - Collective Bargaining
Section 16-311 - Mediator Panels

(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.

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