Impasse. If no agreement has been reached by April 15 as a result of good faith negotiations, either party may declare an impasse and the issues in dispute shall be submitted to mediation/arbitration. The American Arbitration Association (AAA) shall be requested to furnish a list of five (5) mediator/arbitrators from which the parties shall select a mediator/arbitrator in accordance with AAA rules. The format, dates and times of meetings shall be conducted in closed sessions. The costs for the services of the mediator/arbitrator, including per diem expenses, if any, and actual and necessary travel expenses and subsistence, shall be shared equally by the District and the Association. The mediator/arbitrator shall first attempt to resolve the dispute through the mediation process. Should this process fail, that person shall then function as the arbitrator of the issues remaining in dispute. Within ten
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