Each arbitration shall be conducted by a panel of three arbitrators. One arbitrator shall be appointed by the franchisee, one arbitrator shall be appointed by the cable television commission, and the third arbitrator shall be the chairperson of the panel, and shall be appointed by the other two arbitrators. If the other two arbitrators are unable to agree upon an appointment, the third arbitrator shall be appointed by the presiding judge of the Superior Court in Sacramento County. Each member of the arbitration panel shall be an attorney licensed to practice within the courts of the state of California. No member of the panel shall be an officer, employee or attorney of any franchisee or any affiliate thereof, the county, cities or the commission.
The franchisee and commission shall each appoint its arbitrator and mail notice to the other of its selection not later than fifteen (15) calendar days following filing of a notice of appeal to arbitration or mailing of the initiation of arbitration. The third arbitrator shall be appointed not later than thirty (30) calendar days following filing of the notice of appeal to arbitration or mailing of the initiation of arbitration. (Prior code § 20.10.832)