Rotational Panel Clause Samples

Rotational Panel. As discussed and agreed upon, all parties would be served better by the implementation of a permanent arbitration panel. The panel members must be agreeable to both sides. However, if the parties cannot agree to a full complement of 20 panel members, additional impartial arbitrators shall be selected by the parties in accordance with the American Arbitration Association (AAA) procedures (strike and rank method) from list(s) provided by the AAA until the desired number (20) is reached to establish such permanent panel. Panel members shall serve for a maximum of a one-year term. At the expiration of such term, the parties must agree to have arbitrators continue to serve on the panel, and if not replacement members will be selected by the method outlined above. Removal prior to the end of the one-year term must be for good and sufficient cause upon mutual agreement of the parties. Any arbitrator who agrees to serve on the rotational panel must agree to the following terms: a. Each arbitrator selected to serve on this rotational panel must agree to provide five (5) consecutive hearing dates per month for the months of September through June and 2 hearing dates for the months of July and August. Consecutive days may be construed to mean five (5) dates within two (2) weeks unless otherwise agreed. b. Arbitrators must provide three (3) dates, within ten (10) to fifteen (15) calendar days from the date a case was assigned to him or her, for a pre- hearing conference. One of the dates shall be at 9:00 a.m. Advocates must accept one (1) of the three (3) dates offered or it will be assumed that the date or dates offered at 9:00 a.m. is (or are) acceptable. Said dates must be in compliance with Education Law Section 3020-a (within 10 to 15 days from the date selected to serve). c. At the pre-hearing conference, arbitrators must provide and parties must accept five (5) consecutive hearing dates within the statutory timeframe as delineated in Education Law Section 3020-a. Consecutive days may be construed to mean five (5) dates within two (2) weeks unless mutually agreed. d. The parties are committed to having these cases heard in an expeditious manner. For this reason, absent extraordinary circumstances, arbitrators are not to adjourn hearing dates. It should be noted that normally attorney or party scheduling conflicts are not extraordinary circumstances. e. In all cases, as delineated in Education Law Section 3020-a the final hearing shall be completed no later than ...