Rhode Island General Laws 28-9.1-11. Fees and expenses of arbitration
Fees and necessary expenses of arbitration shall be borne equally by the bargaining agent and the corporate authorities. Notwithstanding any other remedies that a court appointed arbitrator appointed by the chief justice pursuant to § 28-9.1-8 may have, an arbitrator or a party who has paid its share of the fees and necessary expenses of a court appointed arbitrator may petition the superior court for sanctions against the party failing to make timely payment of its share of the arbitrator’s fees and expenses, and the superior court is authorized to enforce sanctions against the nonpaying party, including, but not limited to, contempt powers pursuant to § 8-6-1.
History of Section.
P.L. 1961, ch. 149, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 246, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 28-9.1-11
- Corporate authorities: means the proper officials within any city or town whose duty or duties it is to establish the wages, salaries, rates of pay, hours, working conditions, and other terms and conditions of employment of firefighters, whether they are the mayor, city manager, town manager, town administrator, city council, town council, director of personnel, personnel board or commission, or by whatever other name or combination of names they may be designated. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-9.1-3