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Additionally, an impasse will be declared if either party fails to ratify the contract upon their first vote. At any earlier time following the initial negotiation session, either party may declare an impasse, or by mutual agreement of the parties, the date for declaring impasse may be extended beyond the first day of school.\n5.2 Within two (2) days of such declaration, the parties shall request the services of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. If such services are available within twenty (20) days they will be utilized. If not available within twenty (20) days, mediation will be used only by mutual agreement.\n5.3 If the mediation process has been utilized and has failed to bring about agreement on all items or if the mediation process was not utilized, the unresolved items shall be submitted to fact finding as follows:\n5.3.1 A fact finding committee consisting of three (3) members shall be formed. One\n(1) member shall be selected by the Association, and one (1) member shall be selected by the Board, within five (5) days. The third member shall be selected by the first two\n(2) members as follows: The parties shall notify the State Superintendent of Public Instruction that a fact finder is needed and request a list of potential fact finders from the State Superintendent. If no name on the list is agreeable to both parties, a coin toss shall occur with the party losing the toss striking a name from the list. The parties will then continue alternately striking names from the list until only one name remains. The person whose name remains on the list will serve as the chairperson of the fact finding committee.\n5.3.2 The committee shall meet with the Board\u2019s representatives and with the Association\u2019s representatives for the purpose of fact finding.\n5.3.3 Within five (5) days after the selection of a chairperson, the representatives of the parties shall meet to exchange written language on each item at impasse. The exchanged documents shall be furnished to the chairperson and other members of the committee. Each item being submitted to fact finding shall show the last position taken by each negotiating team.\n5.3.4 The cost for the services of the fact finding committee, including per diem expenses, if any, and actual and necessary travel expenses shall be shared in the following manner: the Board shall assume the expenses of the representative selected by the Board, the Association shall assume the expenses of the representative selected by the Association, and the expenses of the third member shall be shared equally by the Board and the Association.\n5.3.5 The fact finding committee shall have authority to establish procedural rules, conduct investigations, and hold hearings during which each party shall be given an opportunity to present its case with supporting evidence.\n5.3.6 All hearings by the fact finding committee shall be conducted in closed session.\n5.3.7 The chairperson shall convene the committee for fact-finding. The committee shall meet with the representative of both parties and, within twenty (20) days after the fact finding hearing, shall present its written recommendation to the Board and the Association. The report shall set forth findings of fact and recommendation on the issues submitted.\n5.3.8 If either party decides it must reject one or more of the committee\u2019s recommendations, said party must, within seven (7) days after the committee has presented its recommendations, request a meeting of the representatives who have been negotiating for the Board and the Association. The parties shall meet within seven (7) days of the request, unless both parties deem it unnecessary. At such meeting, the parties shall exchange written statements expressing each party\u2019s rationale for rejecting each recommendation found unacceptable and shall attempt to clarify any remaining differences. The representatives shall then resume a good faith effort to resolve differences; provided, after fourteen (14) days after exchange of written statements as provided for by this section, either party may discontinue such effort.", "size": 19, "hash": "7ed4de82e8ee4b9a6dfa5304add0b071", "id": 3}, {"snippet_links": [{"key": "change-of-position", "type": "clause", "offset": [94, 112]}, {"key": "members-of-the", "type": "clause", "offset": [120, 134]}, {"key": "negotiations-teams", "type": "clause", "offset": [135, 153]}, {"key": "and-agreement", "type": "clause", "offset": [170, 183]}], "samples": [{"hash": "dJi1Pb8khVk", "uri": "/contracts/dJi1Pb8khVk#impasse", "label": "Collective Bargaining Agreement", "score": 28.3809585571, "published": true}, {"hash": "4ram9OYwJbT", "uri": "/contracts/4ram9OYwJbT#impasse", "label": "Collective Bargaining Agreement", "score": 28.3809585571, "published": true}, {"hash": "bLnSQMlwVNN", "uri": "/contracts/bLnSQMlwVNN#impasse", "label": "Collective Bargaining Agreement", "score": 25.2494106293, "published": true}], "snippet": "Disagreement, a deadlock on a given item being negotiated. 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At any earlier time following the initial negotiation session, either party may declare an impasse, or, by mutual agreement of the parties, the date for declaring impasse may be extended beyond the first day of school.\n5.2 Within three (3) days of such declaration, the parties may, by mutual agreement, request the services of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.\n5.3 If the mediation process has been utilized and has failed to bring about agreement on all items, or if the mediation process was not utilized, the unresolved items shall be submitted to fact finding as follows:\n5.3.1 A fact-finding committee consisting of three (3) members shall be formed. One\n(1) member shall be selected by USPA and one (1) member shall be selected by the Board within five (5) days. The third member shall be selected by the first two (2) members within fifteen (15) days as follows: The parties shall notify the State Superintendent of Public Instruction that a fact finder is needed and request a list of five (5) potential fact finders. If no name is agreeable to both parties, a coin toss shall occur with the party winning the toss having the right to strike a name from the list. The parties will then continue alternately striking names off the list until only one (1) name remains. The remaining name shall be considered as the parties' selection as the third member and shall be the chairperson of the fact-finding committee.\n5.3.2 The committee shall meet with the Board's designated representatives and with USPA's designated representatives for the purpose of fact finding.\n5.3.3 Within five (5) days after the selection of a chairperson, the representatives of the parties shall meet to exchange written language on each item at impasse. The exchanged documents shall be furnished to the chairperson and other members of the committee. Each item being submitted to fact finding shall show the last position taken by each negotiating team.\n5.3.4 The cost for the services of the fact-finding committee including per diem expenses, if any, and actual and necessary travel expenses shall be shared in the following manner: The Board shall assume the expenses of the representative selected by the Board, USPA shall assume the expenses of the representative selected by their organization, and the expenses of the third member shall be shared equally by the Board and USPA.\n5.3.5 The fact-finding committee shall have authority to establish procedural rules, conduct investigations, and hold hearings during which each party shall be given an opportunity to present its case with supporting evidence.\n5.3.6 All hearings by the fact-finding committee shall be conducted in closed session.\n5.3.7 The chairperson shall convene the committee for fact finding. The committee shall meet with the representative of both parties and, within twenty (20) days after the fact-finding hearing, shall present its written recommendation to the Board and USPA. The report shall set forth findings of fact and recommendations on the issues submitted.\n5.3.8 If either party decides it must reject one or more of the committee's recommendations, said party must, within seven (7) days after the committee has presented its recommendations, request a meeting of the representatives who have been negotiating for the Board and USPA. The parties shall meet within seven (7) days of the request, unless both parties deem it unnecessary. At such meeting, the parties shall exchange written statements expressing each party's rationale for rejecting each recommendation found unacceptable and shall attempt to clarify any remaining differences. 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The mediator shall serve fifteen (15) days unless mutually extended by the parties. If deemed appropriate by the mediator, the mediator may make a recommendation for settlement. The negotiating procedure set forth in this Article supersedes and takes precedence over any inconsistent time limits or procedure set forth in Section 4117.14 of the Ohio Revised Code, which statutory time limits and procedure are hereby mutually waived. Mediation constitutes the parties mutually agreed upon final and exclusive dispute settlement procedures set forth in Section 4117.14 of the Ohio Revised Code. 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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. 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