Rule 1308.1 - Compensation For Arbitrators(a) The chair of the board of arbitrators shall receive compensation in the amount of $150.00 per case; the other members of the board shall receive compensation in the amount of $100.00 per case.(b) Each arbitrator shall be entitled to receive an additional compensation at the rate of $50.00 per hour in any case in which hearing exceeds 3 1/2 hours.(c) Upon the filing of the board's report and award, the Prothonotary shall certify to the Treasurer that the report and award, if any, has been filed, together with the names of the members of the board serving in the case. The county shall then pay the aforesaid fee to each member of the board serving on the case in accordance with Subsection (a) of this rule.(d) In the event that a case shall be settled or withdrawn or otherwise terminated by or between the parties at any time prior to the date scheduled for hearing, the board members shall not be entitled to compensation. If the case is settled, withdrawn, or otherwise terminated by or between the parties, on the date scheduled for hearing but prior to the scheduled starting time, the panel members shall be entitled to one-half of the base compensation as set forth in Subsection (a). In the event the case is continued after the arbitrators have convened, either before or after testimony has begun, the time required of the arbitrators during the first scheduled hearing shall be aggregated with the time required during the second hearing. To the extent that such aggregate time is less than 3 1/2 hours, the compensation set forth in subsection (a) shall be applicable. To the extent that such aggregate time exceeds 3 1/2 hours, the hourly rate set forth in subsection (b) shall be due for the hours in excess of 3 1/2 hours.(e) The Prothonotary shall not mark or certify a case settled or discontinued until the attorney for the plaintiff has presented his or her praecipe in proper form.Amended effective 1/14/2014 and 1/24/2014.