Common use of Selection of a Hearing Officer Clause in Contracts

Selection of a Hearing Officer. The Hearing Officer shall be a retired judge or attorney with at least ten (10) years’ experience in employment law. The parties may mutually and informally agree upon their desired Hearing Officer. If informal selection is not possible, then the Hearing Officer shall be selected as follows: the District shall obtain a list of five (5) potential hearing officers from the State Mediation and Conciliation Service. Each party may strike all names on the list it deems unacceptable. If only one name remains on the list, that individual shall be designated as the Hearing Officer. If more than one common name remains on the list, the parties shall strike names alternately until only one remains (with the District striking a name first). If no name remains on the list, the conciliation service shall furnish an additional list or lists until a Hearing Officer is selected.