ÿWPCx  0@Ù|Ñǽl³¾ï#Ûl žÆÍ‡{ý\Nnâš$ŒrõäõÕ÷ù´Óâq%â†L“-nûZ¤¼Üâ5S¨–¢œG9kÀ§ŸAòr?6Gè»÷×ÒPjD¥ŒÇÑŽþͲø)dÖnmz[7ÁqĽÔC¸yÈó‘)ÂÍ^¤È‰Ü)GQy+¶E¯¢úw~´ì§šššruKÌ®*W‡êFžIz%úeõªcÔ.ó ó€€The€parties€are€billed€directly€for€the€costs€of€servicesÐ ÷ t Ðprovided€by€private€fact€finders.€€The€fees€are€set€by€the€individual€private€factÐ çd Ðfinders.ÐÓP ` (#` (# ÐÌò òÔ  Ôðð€28.€€à0  àNotice€of€HearingÔ Ý O?Ô.ó ó€€€Once€the€executive€director€has€appointed€fact€finders€and€arrangedÐ «(  Ðfor€the€hearing,€the€executive€director€shall€notify€all€parties€to€the€controversy€and€theÐ ›  Ðfact€finders€of€the€time,€place,€and€date€for€the€hearing.€€This€notification€to€the€partiesÐ ‡  Ðand€to€the€fact€finders€must€be€sent€at€least€ten€working€days€prior€to€the€date€set€for€theÐ sð  Ðhearing.€€This€ten„day€limitation€may€be€modified€for€cause€by€the€executive€director.Ð_Ü (#(# ÐÌò òÔ  Ôðð€29.€€à0  àCancellationsÔ Ý ÀAÔ.€€ó óA€unilateral€cancellation€of€a€fact-finding€hearing€is€not€permitted€onceÐ 7´ Ðthe€letter€of€appointment€and€notice€of€hearing€has€been€sent€by€the€executive€director.€Ð '¤ ÐFact-finding€proceedings€may€only€be€cancelled€or€postponed€if€both€parties€to€theÐ  Ðcontroversy€jointly€agree€and€so€notify€the€executive€director€and€the€members€of€the€fact„Ð ÿ| Ðfinding€panel.€€€If€a€private€fact-finding€hearing€is€cancelled€by€joint€agreement€of€theÐ ëh Ðparties€after€the€letter€of€appointment€and€notice€of€hearing€has€been€sent,€the€members€ofÐ ×T Ðthe€private€fact-finding€panel€are€entitled€to€a€minimum€of€one€day's€compensation€andÐ Ã@ Ðreimbursement€for€expenses€incurred€if€the€cancellation€occurs€within€five€calendar€daysÐ ¯, Ðof€the€date€of€the€hearing.€€Payment€of€these€costs€to€the€private€fact€finders€must€beÐ › Ðshared€equally€by€the€parties€to€the€controversy.Ї(#(# ÐÌò òÔ  Ôðð€30.€€à0  àSubmission€of€Briefs€or€StatementsÔ Ý "FÔ.ó ó€€Each€party€to€the€controversy€shall€submit€a€briefÐ _!Ü Ðor€statement€on€the€unresolved€issues€in€controversy€to€the€other€party,€to€each€of€theÐ O"Ì Ðappointed€members€of€the€fact-finding€panel,€and€to€the€executive€director€at€least€fiveÐ ;#¸ Ðworking€days€prior€to€the€date€of€hearing.€€This€period€may€be€modified€by€the€executiveÐ '$¤ Ðdirector€if€less€than€10€daysðð€notice€of€the€hearing€is€provided.€€This€brief€or€statementÐ %  Ðmay€contain€statements,€facts,€precedents,€or€other€pertinent€evidence€to€support€thatÐ ÿ%|! Ðpartyððs€position€on€the€issues€in€question.€€All€issues€to€be€heard€in€oral€argument€must€beÐ ë&h" Ðset€forth€in€this€brief€or€statement.€€If€the€fact-finding€proceeding€is€unilaterally€invoked,Ð ×'T # Ðthe€respondent€(the€non-invoking€party)€must€include€in€its€brief€or€statement€any€newÐ Ã(@!$ Ðissues€it€will€raise€at€the€fact-finding€proceeding.€€The€party€requesting€fact€finding€shallÐ ¯),"% Ðsubmit€with€its€brief€the€most€recent€collective€bargaining€agreement,€if€any,€between€itÐ ›*#& Ðand€the€respondent.Ї+$'(#(# ÐÌò òÔ  Ôðð€31.€€à0  àConduct€of€HearingsÔ Ý RKÔ.ó ó€€A€fact„finding€hearing€is€not€a€public€hearing.€€A€fact-findingÐ _-Ü%) Ðhearing€may€only€be€public€if€all€the€parties€and€all€the€fact€finders€agree€to€have€it€public.Ѓ(#(# ÐÌò òÔ  Ôðð€32.€€à0  àEx€Parte€CommunicationsÔ wLÔ.ó ó€€A€partyððs€representative€may€communicate€with€that€sideððsÐ [ Ø Ðpartisan€member€of€the€fact„finding€panel€without€violating€any€prohibition€on€òòex€parteóóÐ K È Ðcommunications.€€No€party€or€other€person(s)€legally€interested€in€the€outcome€of€aÐ 7 ´ Ðhearing,€however,€may€communicate€òòex€parteò ò€ó óóóeither€directly€or€indirectly€with€the€panelððsÐ #   Ðneutral€chair.€€Ð Œ(#(# ÐÌò òÔ  Ôðð€33.€€à0  àEvidenceÔ Ý ¨NÔ.€ó ó€The€fact„finding€panel€shall€base€its€findings€of€fact€and€recommendationsÐ çd Ðupon€reliable€and€credible€evidence€produced€at€the€hearing,€but€the€panel€may€not€insistÐ ×T  Ðon€adherence€to€the€legal€rules€of€evidence.€€The€fact-finding€panel€may€request€statisticalÐ Ã@  Ðdata€and€reports€on€its€own€initiative€in€addition€to€the€data€regularly€maintained€by€theÐ ¯,  ÐDepartment€of€Labor.€€The€panel€has€the€power€to€administer€oaths€and€to€require€byÐ ›  Ðsubpoena€the€attendance€and€testimony€of€witnesses,€the€production€of€books,€records€andÐ ‡  Ðother€evidence€relative€or€pertinent€to€the€issues€presented€to€them.Ðsð (#(# ÐÌò òÔ  Ôðð€34.€€à0  àPost-Hearing€BriefsÔ Ý ÖQÔ.ó ó€€€When€requested€by€a€majority€of€the€fact„finding€panel,Ð KÈ Ðpost-hearing€briefs€must€be€submitted€not€more€than€ten€calendar€days€after€theÐ ;¸ Ðtermination€of€the€fact-finding€hearing.Ð'¤(#(# ÐÌò òÔ  Ôðð€35.€€à0  àFact€Finders€ReportÔ Ý !SÔ.ó ó€€It€is€the€responsibility€of€the€chair€of€the€fact-finding€panel€toÐ ÿ| Ðprepare€and€distribute€a€fact„finding€report€containing€the€fact€findersðð€findings€andÐ ïl Ðrecommendations.€€ÐÛX(#(# ÐÌà0  àò òÔ  Ô1.€€à0` (#(#àDistribution;€Due€DateÔ Ý vTÔ.€€ó óThe€chair€of€the€fact„finding€panel€shall€submit€a€copyÐ ³0 Ðof€the€fact„finding€report€to€each€of€the€parties€to€the€controversy€and€the€originalÐ £  Ðand€one€duplicate€to€the€executive€director€not€more€than€thirty€calendar€days€afterÐ   Ðthe€termination€of€the€hearing€or€after€the€panel's€receipt€of€any€post-hearingÐ { ø Ðevidence€and/or€argument.€€Ðg!ä` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àò òÔ  Ô2.€€à0` (#(#àExtension€of€Due€DateÔ Ý —VÔ.€€ó óThe€30„day€limit€for€the€distribution€of€the€fact„findingÐ ?#¼ Ðreport€may€be€extended€by€the€Maine€Labor€Relations€Board€or€executive€directorÐ /$¬ Ðonly€in€extenuating€circumstances€if€the€chair€of€the€fact-finding€panel€initiates€theÐ %˜  Ðrequest€for€an€extension€at€least€five€calendar€days€before€the€expiration€of€theÐ &„! Ðthirty„day€period.€€The€chair€must€confirm€the€request€in€writing€and€provide€€aÐ ó&p" Ðcopy€to€each€party.€€The€Board€or€executive€director€shall€rule€on€the€request,€stateÐ ß'\ # Ðwhether€or€not€the€extension€was€granted,€and,€if€so,€the€length€of€the€extension,Ð Ë(H!$ Ðand€send€a€copy€of€the€ruling€and€the€request€to€the€chair€of€the€fact-finding€panelÐ ·)4"% Ðand€to€each€of€the€parties€to€the€controversy.У* #&` (#` (# ÐÌò òÔ  Ôðð€36.€€à0  àContents€of€ReportÔ Ý ]ZÔ.€€ó óAs€a€minimum,€the€report€must€contain:Ð{,ø$((#(# ÐÐ k-è%) Ðà0  àò òÔ  Ô1.€€à0` (#(#àHeadingÔ Ý [Ô.€€ó óA€clear€and€concise€heading€making€it€readily€apparent€that€the€reportÐ ƒ Ðresults€from€a€fact-finding€hearing.Ðsð` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àò òÔ  Ô2.€€à0` (#(#àPartiesÔ Ý \Ô.€€ó óA€clear€and€concise€designation€of€each€of€the€parties€to€the€controversy.ÐK È` (#` (# ÐÌò òà0  àÔ  Ô3.€€à0` (#(#àPanel€MembersÔ Ý Å\Ô.€€ó óThe€name€and€affiliation€of€each€member€of€the€fact„findingÐ ' ¤ Ðpanel.Ð ”` (#` (# ÐÌò òà0  àÔ  Ô4.€€à0` (#(#àTime€of€HearingÔ Ý •]Ô.€€ó óTime,€date€and€place€of€the€commencement€and€termination€ofÐ ïl Ðthe€hearing(s).Ðß\ ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àò òÔ  Ô5.€€à0` (#(#àParty€RepresentativesÔ Ý p^Ô.€€ó óNames€and€capacities€of€persons€appearing€for€and/orÐ ·4  Ðrepresenting€each€side€in€the€controversy.Ч$ ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àò òÔ  Ô6.€€à0` (#(#àProcedures€UsedÔ Ý e_Ô.€€ó óStatement€of€procedures€followed€prior€to€the€fact„findingÐ ü  Ðhearing.Ðoì ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àò òÔ  Ô7.€€à0` (#(#àRecommendations€and€Issues€Resolved€by€AgreementÔ Ý 8`Ô.€€ó óA€detailed€descriptionÐ GÄ Ðof€each€unresolved€issue€submitted€as€an€issue€in€controversy€indicating€the€issue,Ð 7´ Ðthe€position€of€each€party€at€the€time€of€hearing,€and€the€ultimate€recommendationÐ #  Ðof€the€fact€finders€on€that€issue.€€Any€issues€resolved€by€mutual€agreement€prior€toÐ Œ Ðor€at€the€hearing€must€also€be€noted.€€In€the€case€of€successor€agreements,€theÐ ûx Ðapplicable€contract€section(s)€which€are€the€subject€of€recommendations€by€theÐ çd Ðfact€finders€must€be€specifically€identified€by€article€and€section€number.ÐÓP` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àò òÔ  Ô8.€€à0` (#(#àSignaturesÔ Ý JcÔ.€€ó óDate,€place,€capacities,€and€signatures€of€the€members€of€theÐ «( Ðfact-finding€panel,€and,€in€the€absence€of€any€memberððs€signature,€an€indication€ofÐ › Ðwhether€a€minority€report€will€be€filed.Ї ` (#` (# ÐÌò òÔ  Ôðð€37.€€à0  àMinority€ReportsÔ Ý šdÔ.ó ó€€Minority€reports€may€be€submitted€as€a€result€of€fact-finding€hearingsÐ _"Ü Ðbut€must€be€prepared€by€the€fact€finder€submitting€the€minority€report.€€A€minority€report,Ð O#Ì Ðif€any,€must€be€filed€with€each€of€the€parties€to€the€controversy,€with€the€majorityÐ ;$¸ Ðmembers€of€the€fact-finding€panel,€and€with€the€executive€director€not€more€than€tenÐ '%¤  Ðworking€days€after€the€submission€of€the€majority€report.€€A€minority€report€must€beÐ &! Ðclearly€marked€"Minority€Report,"€€must€contain€the€items€specified€in€Rule€36€of€thisÐ ÿ&|" ÐChapter,€subsections€1,€2,€and€3,€and€must€clearly€state€each€issue€on€which€the€panelÐ ë'h # Ðmember€is€dissenting€and€must€state€the€dissenting€memberððs€recommendations€andÐ ×(T!$ Ðreasons€on€an€issue-by-issue€basis.ÐÃ)@"%(#(# ÐÌò òÔ  Ôðð€38.€€à0  àSubsequent€Action€by€the€PartiesÔ Ý ohÔ.ó ó€€The€parties€have€a€period€of€thirty€calendar€daysÐ ›+$' Ðafter€the€receipt€of€findings€and€recommendations€from€the€fact€finders€in€which€to€makeÐ ‹,%( Ða€good€faith€effort€to€resolve€their€controversy.€€If€the€parties€have€not€resolved€Ô_ÔtheirÐ w-ô%) Ðcontroversy€by€the€end€of€that€period,€either€party€may€make€the€fact-findingÐ ƒ Ðrecommendations€public,€but€not€until€the€end€of€that€period€unless€the€parties€otherwiseÐ oì Ðjointly€agree.Ð[ Ø(#(# ÐÌò òÔ  Ô(ðð€39€„€ðð€50.€€Reserved.)Ô ýjÔó óÐ 3 ° ÐÓ  ÓÌÓ  ÓÔ  Ôò òà0  àARBITRATIONó óÔ Ý mkÔÐ ˆ(#(# ÐÌò òÔ  Ôðð€51.€€à0  àJoint€Request€Required€for€Board€of€Arbitration€and€ConciliationÔ Ý ÍkÔ€(BAC).ó ó€€AllÐ ã` Ðrequests€for€arbitration€services€from€members€of€the€BAC€must€be€a€joint€request€fromÐ ÓP  Ðthe€parties€to€the€dispute.€€In€the€case€of€interest€arbitration,€both€parties€must€sign€a€letterÐ ¿<  Ðor€form€requesting€interest€arbitration€from€the€BAC.€€In€grievance€arbitration€cases,€if€theÐ «(  Ðapplicable€collective€bargaining€agreement€includes€an€agreement€to€use€the€services€ofÐ —  Ðthe€BAC,€the€request€filed€need€not€be€a€joint€request.Ѓ (#(# ÐÌò òÔ  Ôðð€52.€€à0  àCostsÔ Ý €nÔ.ó ó€€When€a€joint€request€for€arbitration€services€by€members€of€the€BAC€is€received,Ð [Ø  Ðthe€executive€director€may€estimate€costs€and€collect€those€costs€prior€to€providing€theÐ KÈ Ðservices.€€Per€diem€fees€are€established€by€statute€in€26€M.R.S.A.€ðð931.€€Once€one€partyÐ 7´ Ðhas€paid€its€share€of€the€estimated€cost,€the€matter€is€scheduled€for€hearing.€€TheÐ #  Ðexecutive€director€shall€bill€or€reimburse€the€parties€for€any€difference€between€theÐ Œ Ðestimated€costs€that€were€collected€and€the€actual€costs€of€providing€the€services.€€Ðûx(#(# Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ð çd Ðò òÔ  Ôðð€53.€€à0  àOther€Arbitration€ProceedingsÔ sc„qÔ.ó ó€€€If€the€parties€do€not€agree€to€request€the€services€of€theÐ ÓP ÐBAC€jointly,€the€procedures€specified€in€the€applicable€collective€bargaining€statute€forÐ Ã@ Ðselecting€an€arbitrator€or€arbitration€panel€apply.Я,(#(# ÐÔ#†Xî¨XXXî¨\#ÔÌÌÌÌSTATUTORY€AUTHORITY:à0 h à26€M.R.S.A.€ðð968,€sub„ðð3ÐK"Èh(#h(# ÐÌEFFECTIVE€DATE:à0 ¸ àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àJanuary€1,€2001Ð#$ h(#h(# ÐÌNOTE:€€€€Many€of€the€provisions€of€this€rule€had€been€part€of€Chapter€5€and€6€of€the€MLRBÐ û%x! 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