1. (a) A mediator panel may be used in collective bargaining when:

   1. (1) the Montgomery Commission and the employee organization agree to mediation; or
   2. (2) an impasse results, and the Montgomery Commission or the employee organization requests mediation.

2. (b)

   1. (1) The Montgomery Commission and the employee organization shall:

      1. (i) each choose one mediator from a list supplied by the American Arbitration Association or the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service; and
      2. (ii) together choose a third mediator from a list supplied by the American Arbitration Association or the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
   2. (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.
3. (c) The Montgomery Commission and the employee organization shall share the costs of mediation equally.

Added by Acts 2006, c. 63, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2006. Amended by Acts 2018, c. 127, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018.