Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-901.30-4
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Arbitration hearing - Submission of arbitration
Official statutory text
statement - Evidence - Selection decision.
The arbitration board, acting through its chairperson, shall
call a hearing to be held within ten (10) days after the date of the
appointment of the chairperson and shall, acting through its
chairperson, give at least seven (7) days of notice in writing to
each of the other two arbitrators, the bargaining agent and the
corporate authorities of the time and place of such hearing. At
least seven (7) days before the date of the hearing the bargaining
agent and the corporate authorities shall submit to each other and
to the arbitration board members a written arbitration statement
listing all contract terms which the parties have resolved and all
contract issues which are unresolved. Each arbitration statement
shall also include a final offer on each unresolved issue. The
terms and offers contained in the arbitration statements shall be
known collectively as each parties’ last best offer. The hearing
shall be informal and the rules of evidence prevailing in judicial
proceedings shall not be binding. Any documentary evidence and
other data deemed relevant by the arbitrators may be received into
evidence. The arbitrators shall have the power to administer oaths
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 438
and to require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of
witnesses, the production of books, records, and other evidence
relative or pertinent to the issues presented to them for
determination. A hearing shall be concluded within twenty (20) days
from the time of commencement. Within seven (7) days after the
conclusion of the hearing, a majority of the arbitration board
members shall select one of the two last best offers as the contract
of the parties. The criteria to be used by the board in determining
which offer to select shall be limited to those in Section 6 of this
act. The arbitration board may not modify, add to or delete from
the last best offer of either party. Written notice of the
selection decision shall be mailed or delivered to the employer and
the union.
The arbitration board, acting through its chairperson, shall
call a hearing to be held within ten (10) days after the date of the
appointment of the chairperson and shall, acting through its
chairperson, give at least seven (7) days of notice in writing to
each of the other two arbitrators, the bargaining agent and the
corporate authorities of the time and place of such hearing. At
least seven (7) days before the date of the hearing the bargaining
agent and the corporate authorities shall submit to each other and
to the arbitration board members a written arbitration statement
listing all contract terms which the parties have resolved and all
contract issues which are unresolved. Each arbitration statement
shall also include a final offer on each unresolved issue. The
terms and offers contained in the arbitration statements shall be
known collectively as each parties’ last best offer. The hearing
shall be informal and the rules of evidence prevailing in judicial
proceedings shall not be binding. Any documentary evidence and
other data deemed relevant by the arbitrators may be received into
evidence. The arbitrators shall have the power to administer oaths
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 438
and to require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of
witnesses, the production of books, records, and other evidence
relative or pertinent to the issues presented to them for
determination. A hearing shall be concluded within twenty (20) days
from the time of commencement. Within seven (7) days after the
conclusion of the hearing, a majority of the arbitration board
members shall select one of the two last best offers as the contract
of the parties. The criteria to be used by the board in determining
which offer to select shall be limited to those in Section 6 of this
act. The arbitration board may not modify, add to or delete from
the last best offer of either party. Written notice of the
selection decision shall be mailed or delivered to the employer and
the union.
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