Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-901.30-3

Selection of arbitrators.

A. It shall be the obligation of the Rural Fire Protection

District, acting through its corporate authorities, to meet at

reasonable times and confer in good faith with the representatives

of the full-time firefighters within ten (10) days after receipt of

written notice from said bargaining agent requesting a meeting for

collective bargaining purposes. The obligation shall include the

duty to cause any collective bargaining agreement resulting from

negotiations to be reduced to a written agreement, the term of which

shall not exceed one (1) year; provided, any such agreement shall

continue from year to year and be automatically extended for one-

year terms unless written notice of request for bargaining is given

by either the Rural Fire Protection District authorities or the

bargaining agent of the full-time firefighters at least thirty (30)

days before the anniversary date of such negotiated agreement.

Within ten (10) days of receipt of such notice by the other party, a

conference shall be scheduled for the purposes of collective

bargaining, and until a new agreement is reached, the currently

existing written agreement shall not expire and shall continue in

full force and effect.

B. In the event that the bargaining agent and the corporate

authorities are unable, within thirty (30) days from and including

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the date of the first meeting, to reach an agreement on a contract,

any and all unresolved issues shall be submitted to arbitration,

upon request of either party.

C. Within five (5) days from the date of the request for

arbitration referred to in subsection B of this section, 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 arbitrators so selected and named shall, within five (5)

days from and after the expiration of the five-day period

hereinabove mentioned, agree upon and select a third arbitrator.

If, on the expiration of the period allowed therefor, the

arbitrators are unable to agree upon the selection of a third

arbitrator, the bargaining agent and the corporate authorities shall

request the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to provide a

list of five arbitrators. Within five (5) days after receipt of the

list of arbitrators from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation

Service, the two arbitrators already selected shall alternately

strike the name of one arbitrator from the list of five until one

name remains, with the employer making the first strike from the

list. The third arbitrator, whether selected as a result of an

agreement between the two arbitrators previously selected or

selected from the list provided by the Federal Mediation and

Conciliation Service, shall act as chairperson of the arbitration

board.