§ 28-9.7-9 - Hearings.
SECTION 28-9.7-9
§ 28-9.7-9 Hearings. – (a) The arbitration board shall, acting through its chair, call a hearing to beheld within ten (10) days after the date of appointment of the chairperson, andshall, acting through its chairperson, give at least seven (7) days' notice inwriting to each of the other two (2) arbitrators, the bargaining agent, and thestate authorities of the time and place of the hearing. The hearing shall beinformal and the rules of evidence prevailing in judicial proceedings shall notbe binding. Any and all documentary evidence and other data deemed relevant bythe arbitrators may be received in evidence. The arbitrators shall have thepower to administer oaths and to require by subpoena the attendance andtestimony of witnesses, the production of books, records, and other evidencerelative or pertinent to the issues presented to them for determination.
(b) The hearing conducted by the arbitrators shall beconcluded within twenty (20) days of the time of commencement, and within ten(10) days after the conclusion of the hearings, the arbitrators shall makewritten findings and a written opinion upon the issues presented, a copy ofwhich shall be mailed or otherwise delivered to the bargaining agent or itsattorney or otherwise delegated representative and to the state authorities. Amajority decision of the arbitrators shall be binding upon both the bargainingagent and the state authorities.