Answer. Such advisory arbitration shall be before one (1) arbitrator, mutually selected by both parties through a list of arbitrators supplied by the Michigan Employment Relations Commission. An informal hearing shall be held on the grievance, affording both sides an opportunity to present their case to the advisory arbitrator. The advisory arbitrator shall render his/her written recommendation concerning its advised disposition of the grievance within thirty (30) days following said hearing, and shall furnish a copy thereof to the Employer and the Union. Said recommendation of the advisory arbitrator shall be advisory only and shall not be binding upon either the Employer or the Union. The costs, if any, for the services of the arbitrator shall be borne equally by the Employer and the Union. In the event a transcript of the arbitration proceedings is made, any party ordering a copy thereof shall bear the entire costs incurred by them in presenting their respective cases to the advisory arbitrator.
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