Common use of - Impasse / Conciliation Clause in Contracts

- Impasse / Conciliation. If impasse is reached, as declared by either or both parties, following either mediation and/or factfinding, either party may request in writing the appointment of a binding conciliator. The parties may jointly select an arbitrator to serve as conciliator, or the parties jointly will request a list of seven arbitrators from the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), the State Employment Relations Board (“SERB”), or the Arbitration Mediation Services (“AMS”). The parties will select the conciliator by the alternate strike method, and either party may request another list(s) from AAA. The parties shall split the cost of the conciliator and arbitrator’s service equally. The conciliator will hold a hearing within thirty (30) days of appointment and, within thirty (30) days of the close of the hearing, shall issue a written report to both parties, which may be made public. At least one week before the hearing date, both parties shall provide each other and the conciliator with their last best offer on each outstanding issue. Each party may also suggest to the conciliator a package or packages of the issues based on the parties’ last and best offers. The conciliator may conduct mediation before hearing evidence. His determination, after hearing, must be on an issue-by-issue basis from the parties’ last and best offers. The conciliator’s determinations must be based on the criteria set forth in O.R.C. § 4117.14(G)(7).

- Impasse / Conciliation. If impasse is reached, as declared by either or both parties, following either mediation and/or factfindingfact-finding, either party may request in writing the appointment of a binding conciliator. The parties may jointly select an arbitrator to serve as conciliator, or the parties jointly will request a list of seven arbitrators from the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), the State Employment Relations Board (“SERB”), or the Arbitration Mediation Services (“AMS”). The parties will select the conciliator by the alternate strike method, and either party may request another list(s) from AAA. The parties shall split the cost of the conciliator and arbitrator’s service equally. The conciliator will hold a hearing within thirty (30) days of appointment and, within thirty (30) days of the close of the hearing, shall issue a written report to both parties, which may be made public. At least one week before the hearing date, both parties shall provide each other and the conciliator with their last best offer on each outstanding issue. Each party may also suggest to the conciliator a package or packages of the issues based on the parties’ last and best offers. The conciliator may conduct mediation before hearing evidence. His determination, after hearing, must be on an issue-by-issue basis from the parties’ last and best offers. The conciliator’s determinations must be based on the criteria set forth in O.R.C. § 4117.14(G)(7).

- Impasse / Conciliation. If impasse is reached, as declared by either or both parties, following either mediation and/or factfindingfact- finding, either party may request in writing the appointment of a binding conciliator. The parties may jointly select an arbitrator to serve as conciliator, or the parties jointly will request a list of seven arbitrators from the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), the State Employment Relations Board (“SERB”), or the Arbitration Mediation Services (“AMS”). The parties will select the conciliator by the alternate strike method, and either party may request another list(s) from AAA. The parties shall split the cost of the conciliator and arbitrator’s service equally. The conciliator will hold a hearing within thirty (30) days of appointment and, within thirty (30) days of the close of the hearing, shall issue a written report to both parties, which may be made public. At least one week before the hearing date, both parties shall provide each other and the conciliator with their last best offer on each outstanding issue. Each party may also suggest to the conciliator a package or packages of the issues based on the parties’ last and best offers. The conciliator may conduct mediation before hearing evidence. His Their determination, after hearing, must be on an issue-by-issue basis from the parties’ last and best offers. The conciliator’s determinations must be based on the criteria set forth in O.R.C. § 4117.14(G)(7).

- Impasse / Conciliation. If impasse is reached, as declared by either or both parties, following either mediation and/or factfindingfact- finding, either party may request in writing the appointment of a binding conciliator. The parties may jointly select an arbitrator to serve as conciliator, or the parties jointly will request a list of seven arbitrators from the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), the State Employment Relations Board (“SERB”), or the Arbitration Mediation Services (“AMS”). The parties will select the conciliator by the alternate strike method, and either party may request another list(s) from AAA. The parties shall split the cost of the conciliator and arbitrator’s service equally. The conciliator will hold a hearing within thirty (30) days of appointment and, within thirty (30) days of the close of the hearing, shall issue a written report to both parties, which may be made public. At least one week before the hearing date, both parties shall provide each other and the conciliator with their last best offer on each outstanding issue. Each party may also suggest to the conciliator a package or packages of the issues based on the parties’ last and best offers. The conciliator may conduct mediation before hearing evidence. His determination, after hearing, must be on an issue-by-issue basis from the parties’ last and best offers. The conciliator’s determinations must be based on the criteria set forth in O.R.C. § 4117.14(G)(7).