In the event that the bargaining unit and the city are unable, within 30 days from and including the date of their first meeting, to reach an agreement on a contract, any and all unresolved issues shall be submitted to mediation, and if need be, arbitration. If the selection of a Mediator cannot be agreed upon mutually, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service shall provide a Mediator upon the request of either the city or the exclusive representative. If the bargaining unit representatives and the city, with the assistance of a Mediator, are unable within 25 days after the date of the first meeting with the Mediator, to reach an agreement on a contract, any unresolved issues must be submitted to arbitration.
('74 Code, § 20-123) (Ord. 5-156-78, passed 9-12-78)