If after a reasonable period of time, representatives of the public agency and the recognized employee organization fail to reach agreement, the public agency and the recognized employee organization or recognized employee organizations together may agree upon the appointment of a mediator mutually agreeable to the parties. Costs of mediation shall be divided one-half to the public agency and one-half to the recognized employee organization or recognized employee organizations.
Cal. Gov. Code § 3505.2
Local Public Employee Organizations
Known as the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act
The act spans §§ 3500–3511 (37 sections).
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 57 Cal. App. 3d 9 - Placentia Fire Fighters v. City of Placentia (1976)
Most recently applied in County of Sonoma v. Superior Court (April 2009)
Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1390.
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.