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or may, at its discretion, remand the award to the same
arbitrator or to another arbitrator, selected by lot, for
reconsideration. The commission's decision shall be rendered no later than [30] 60 calendar days after the filing
of the appeal with the commission.
(6) The parties shall share equally the costs of arbitration subject to a fee schedule approved by the commission. The fee schedule shall provide that the cost of
services provided by the arbitrator shall not exceed
$1,000 per day. The total cost of services of an arbitrator
shall not exceed [$7,500] $10,000. If the parties cancel an
arbitration proceeding without good cause, the arbitrator may impose a fee of not more than $500. The parties
shall share equally in paying that fee if the request to cancel or adjourn is a joint request. Otherwise, the party
causing such cancellation shall be responsible for payment of the entire fee.
g. The arbitrator shall decide the dispute based on a reasonable determination of the issues, giving due weight to
those factors listed below that are judged relevant for the
resolution of the specific dispute. In the award, the arbitrator, or panel of arbitrators, shall indicate which of the
factors are deemed relevant, satisfactorily explain why the
others are not relevant, and provide an analysis of the evidence on each relevant factor; provided, however, that in
every interest arbitration proceeding, the parties shall
introduce evidence regarding the factor set forth in paragraph (6) of this subsection and the arbitrator shall analyze
and consider the [factors] factor set forth in paragraph (6)
of this subsection in any award:
(1) The interests and welfare of the public: Among the
items the arbitrator or panel of arbitrators shall assess
when considering this factor are the limitations imposed
upon the employer by P
.L.1976, c.68 (C.40A:4-45.1 et
seq.).
2. Section 2 of P 2010,c.105 (C.4:13A-16.7) is amend.L.
ed to read as follows:
b. An arbitrator shall not render any award pursuant to
section 3 of P
.L.1977, c.85 (C.34:13A-16) which, [on an
annual basis] in the first year of the collective negotiation agreement awarded by the arbitrator, increases
base salary items by more than 2.0 percent of the aggregate amount expended by the public employer on base
salary items for the members of the affected employee
organization in the twelve months immediately preceding the expiration of the collective negotiation agreement
subject to arbitration [provided, however, the]. In each
subsequent year of the agreement awarded by the arbitrator, base salary items shall not be increased by more
than 2.0 percent of the aggregate amount expended by
the public employer on base salary items for the members of the affected employee organization in the
immediately preceding year of the agreement awarded
by the arbitrator.
The parties may agree, or the arbitrator may decide, to
distribute the aggregate monetary value of the award
over the term of the collective negotiation agreement in
unequal annual [percentages] percentage increases,
which shall not be greater than the compounded value
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