Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 16-311
This is the official text of Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 16-311, part of Maryland’s Code, Housing and Community Development — governs housing programs and community development.
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§16–311.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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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