Section 69-02-10-26 - Commission to determine final offer arbitration process The arbitrator shall use final offer arbitration or modified final offer arbitration as directed by the commission, except as otherwise provided in this section:
1. At the discretion of the arbitrator, the final offer arbitration process may take the form of either entire package final offer arbitration or issue-by-issue final offer arbitration. 2. Negotiations between the parties may continue after final arbitration offers are submitted and the parties may submit subsequent final offers following such negotiations. 3. The arbitrator may allow up to fifteen days after submission of the initial final offers before making a decision in order to provide the opportunity for parties to conduct postoffer negotiations. 4. The arbitrator may request the commission to change the final arbitration process at any time prior to issuance of the arbitrator's decision. N.D. Admin Code 69-02-10-26
Effective July 1, 1997; amended effective January 1, 2001.General Authority: NDCC 28-32-02, 49-02-11
Law Implemented: NDCC 28-32-05.1, 49-01-07