Common use of Arbitration Board Selection Clause in Contracts

Arbitration Board Selection. The arbitrator may be any impartial person mutually agreed upon by the parties with preference toward the selection of a local arbitrator preferably living within 100 miles of the Sheriff’s Office in Labelle, Florida, and who is a resident of the State of Florida. If an impartial arbitrator cannot be agreed upon, then the Association and/or grievant shall request the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to furnish a panel of seven names of arbitrators who are members of the National Academy of Arbitrators and who are residents of the State of Florida. The selection of the arbitrator shall be by means of alternate striking of names, with the Association having the first name strike. Either party may object to all the names on the list, provided the objection is made prior to the commencement of the striking process. If this occurs, the objecting party may request the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to furnish another list of qualified arbitrators. The Sheriff and the Association shall attempt to mutually agree in writing as to the statement of the grievance to be arbitrated prior to the hearing, and the arbitrator thereafter shall confine his or her decision to the particular grievance thus specified. In the event the parties fail to agree on the statement of the grievance to be submitted to the arbitrator, the arbitrator will confine his consideration and determination to the written grievance and response presented in Steps 2 and 3 of the grievance procedure.