Baltimore County |
Code of Ordinances |
Article 4. HUMAN RESOURCES |
Title 5. SAME - EMPLOYEE RELATIONS ACT |
SubTitle 4. DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES - EMPLOYEES OTHER THAN POLICE OFFICERS AND PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS |
Part II. MEDIATION, FACT-FINDING AND ARBITRATION PANEL |
§ 4-5-405. SAME - MEDIATION.
(a)
Required.
(1)
If the county administration and the exclusive representative are unable to reach an agreement on wages, hours, or terms and conditions of employment by February 1, they shall submit their dispute to mediation by a third party.
(2)
If the county administration and the Health Care Review Committee are unable to reach agreement by February 1, they shall submit their dispute to mediation by a third party.
(b)
Parties unable to agree on a mediator. If the parties are unable to agree on the mediator, they shall request the federal mediation and conciliation service to provide a mediator.
(c)
Role of the mediator. The mediator shall act as an intermediary in bringing the parties together and shall actively seek to assist the parties in resolving the dispute.
(1988 Code, §§ 25-52, 25-58) (Bill No. 11, 1992, § 1, 1-27-1992; Bill No. 112-98, § 1, 11-20-1998; Bill No. 61-03, § 1, 11-1-2003; Bill No. 66-99, § 2, 7-1-2004; Bill No. 73-04, § 6, 9-25-2004; Bill No. 6-13, § 1, 3-4-2013; Bill No. 66-11, § 2, 4-1-2014)