§ 28-9.2-8. Arbitration board — Composition.
Within five (5) days from the expiration of the thirty-day (30) period referred to in § 28-9.2-7, the bargaining agent and the corporate authorities shall each select and name one arbitrator and shall immediately thereafter notify each other in writing of the name and address of the person so selected. The two (2) arbitrators so selected and named shall, within ten (10) days from and after the expiration of the five-day (5) period mentioned in this section, agree upon and select and name a third arbitrator. If, on the expiration of the period allowed, the arbitrators are unable to agree upon the selection of a third arbitrator, the third arbitrator shall be selected in accordance with the rules and procedures of the American Arbitration Association. The third arbitrator, whether selected as a result of agreement between the two (2) arbitrators previously selected or selected by the American Arbitration Association, shall act as chairperson of the arbitration board.
History of Section.P.L. 1963, ch. 54, § 1; P.L. 1968, ch. 151, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 175, § 2; P.L. 1994, ch. 193, § 2; P.L. 1994, ch. 229, § 2.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations
Chapter 28-9.2 - Municipal Police Arbitration
Section 28-9.2-1. - Short title.
Section 28-9.2-2. - Statement of policy.
Section 28-9.2-3. - Definitions.
Section 28-9.2-4. - Right to organize and bargain collectively.
Section 28-9.2-5. - Recognition of bargaining agent.
Section 28-9.2-6. - Obligation to bargain.
Section 28-9.2-7. - Unresolved issues submitted to arbitration.
Section 28-9.2-8. - Arbitration board — Composition.
Section 28-9.2-10. - Factors to be considered by arbitration board.
Section 28-9.2-11. - Fees and expenses of arbitration.
Section 28-9.2-12. - Collective bargaining contract.
Section 28-9.2-13. - Request for collective bargaining.
Section 28-9.2-14. - Severability.
Section 28-9.2-15. - Writ of certiorari to the supreme court.
Section 28-9.2-16. - Attorney’s fees — Costs — Interest.
Section 28-9.2-17. - Continuance of contractual provisions.
Section 28-9.2-18. - Exclusive bargaining representative obligations.