§ 28-9.5-8 - Arbitration board – Composition.
SECTION 28-9.5-8
§ 28-9.5-8 Arbitration board –Composition. – (a) Within five (5) days from the expiration of the thirty (30) day periodreferred to in § 28-9.5-7, the bargaining agent and the state authoritiesshall each select and name one arbitrator and shall immediately notify eachother, in writing, of the name and address of the person selected.
(b) The two (2) arbitrators selected and named shall, withinten (10) days from and after the expiration of the five (5) day period above,agree upon and select and name a third arbitrator. If, on the expiration of theperiod allowed, the arbitrators are unable to agree upon the selection of athird arbitrator, the chief justice of the Rhode Island supreme court shallselect a resident of Rhode Island, or a person whose place of business orprincipal place of employment is in Rhode Island, as the third arbitrator uponrequest, in writing, from either the bargaining agent or the state authorities.
(c) The third arbitrator, whether selected as a result ofagreement between the two (2) previously selected arbitrators or selected bythe chief justice, shall act as chairperson of the arbitration board.