560 IAC 2-4-3 Mediation

Sec. 3. (a) Upon a declaration of impasse, the executive director shall appoint a mediator within fifteen (15) days of declaration of impasse. (b) Mediation will consist of one (1) to three (3) sessions and shall continue no more than thirty (30) days. Mediation will end with the submission to the board of a ratified CBA or the exchange of last best offers. (c) Parties at impasse shall engage in at least one (1) mediation session prior to the initiation of factfinding. (d) Prior to declaration of impasse, parties may request appointment of a mediator through the board. The parties shall split the cost of pre- impasse mediation equally. The pre-impasse mediator shall not be the impasse mediator unless both parties agree to continue to utilize the pre- impasse mediator. (e) Mediations under this rule shall be subject to 560 IAC 2-6-10.