- (a) After a public hearing, the Commission shall appoint an experienced neutral third party to serve as labor relations administrator for 1 year.
(b)
- (1) After the term for the labor relations administrator appointed under subsection (a) of this section expires, the exclusive representative or representatives and the Commission shall jointly appoint a labor relations administrator from a list of five nominees on whom they have agreed.
- (2) If the exclusive representative or representatives and the Commission are unable to jointly agree on a list of five nominees or are unable to jointly appoint a labor relations administrator from the list, the Commission shall request from the American Arbitration Association a list of 15 candidates located in the State or the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
- (3) The Commission and the exclusive representative or representatives shall select the labor relations administrator by each of the parties striking one name from the list until the last name remains.
- (4) A random drawing shall determine the order in which the parties shall strike names.
- (5) The labor relations administrator shall be appointed for a term of 3 years.
- (c) After the term for the labor relations administrator appointed under subsection (a) of this section expires and after a public hearing on the appointment, if no exclusive representative has been certified under this subtitle, the Commission shall appoint the next labor relations administrator for a term not exceeding 1 year.
- (d) A labor relations administrator is eligible for reappointment.
Added by Acts 2010, c. 37, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2010.