Common use of Hearing Officer Selection Clause in Contracts

Hearing Officer Selection. i. The parties, through their respective representatives, shall mutually agree upon a hearing officer. ii. In the event the parties are unable to agree on a hearing officer: a) The City will request a list of seven (7) neutral hearing officers from the California State Mediation and Conciliation Service ("SMCS"). The request will be sent by email and the employee’s representative will be cc’d on the request. b) Once a list is received from the SMCS, the parties shall toss a coin to determine striking order, with the winner selecting between the options of striking first or striking second. The parties shall then alternately strike names from the list until only one name remains. The remaining name shall be the hearing officer unless the parties mutually agree to request a new list or mutually agree on a different hearing officer.

Hearing Officer Selection. i. The parties, through their respective representatives, shall mutually agree upon a hearing officer. ii. In the event the parties are unable to agree on a hearing officer: a) a. The City will request a list of seven (7) neutral hearing officers from the California State Mediation and Conciliation Service ("SMCS"). The request will be sent by email and the employee’s representative will be cc’d on the request. b) b. Once a list is received from the SMCS, the parties shall toss a coin to determine striking order, with the winner selecting between the options of striking first or striking second. The parties shall then alternately strike names from the list until only one name remains. The remaining name shall be the hearing officer unless the parties mutually agree to request a new list or mutually agree on a different hearing officer.