(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.
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