Md. Code, Land Use § 16-210
Md. Code, Land Use § 16-210
in effect(a) A mediator may be used in the collective bargaining process whenever:
(1) the Commission and the employee organization agree to mediation; or
(2) an impasse results, and the Commission or the employee organization requests mediation.
(b) (1) The mediator shall be selected jointly by the Commission and the employee organization from a list supplied by the American Arbitration Association or the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
(2) If the Commission and the employee organization are unable to agree on the selection of a mediator, the labor relations administrator shall select the mediator.
(c) The Commission and the employee organization shall share equally the costs of mediation.
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