Wash. Admin. Code § 391-75-040 - Law enforcement arbitrator roster-Membership
The agency shall maintain a roster of nine to 18 individuals qualified to serve in an impartial capacity for disputes involving law enforcement personnel disciplinary actions that are submitted to binding grievance arbitration under an existing collective bargaining agreement.
(1) In addition to the qualifications set
forth in RCW 41.58.070(4),
applicants for membership on the law enforcement arbitrator roster shall
provide at least five letters of recommendation supporting their acceptability
as an impartial from:
(a) At least two
management representatives;
(b) At
least two union representatives; and
(c) At least one impartial arbitrator,
mediator, or labor relations administrative agency official.
(2) All letters of recommendation
submitted under subsection (1) of this section must be signed and dated within
two years of the date of the application for membership. Additionally, any
letter of recommendation submitted in support of an applicant should be on
official letterhead or contain recent contact information for the author of the
letter.
(3) Applicants for
membership on the law enforcement arbitrator roster shall submit, in the form
specified by the executive director, information on their background,
qualifications, professional certifications, and affiliations. All information
submitted may be subject to administrative verification.
(4) Applications of persons appearing to be
qualified for membership on the roster are forwarded to the commission for
consideration and action. The commission shall review each application
submitted together with the supporting letters of recommendation. Individuals
selected by the commission for appointment to the law enforcement arbitrator
roster will be provided with a letter of appointment designating the expiration
date of the appointee's term. Except as provided in
RCW
41.58.070(6), a person
appointed to the law enforcement arbitrator roster serves a three year term.
(a) If an appointee desires to be reappointed
to the roster for an additional term, the appointee must notify the executive
director of this desire in writing within 60 days before the expiration date of
the appointee's current term. Any notice for reappointment will be transmitted
to the commission for its consideration consistent with this section.
(b) If the appointee declines to seek
reappointment or fails to request reappointment, the commission may then fill
the vacancy on the roster consistent with
RCW
41.58.070 and this section.
(5) No member of the commission
appointed under
RCW
41.58.010 may be an active member of the law
enforcement arbitrator roster.
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