(a) The compensation and expenses of the arbitrator appointed by the grantee shall be borne and paid solely by the grantee. The compensation and expenses of the arbitrator appointed by the Board shall be borne and paid solely by the County. The grantee and County shall each bear and solely pay their own costs of attorneys’ fees, expert and other witness fees, and other expenses incurred in preparing and prosecuting their respective cases. In proceedings where the record of a public hearing of the Board is to be considered by the arbitration panel, the costs of transcribing, typing, and copying the record shall be borne and paid solely by the grantee.
(b) The compensation and expenses of the chairperson of the arbitration panel, rental, if any, for the place of the hearing, per diem costs of the stenographic reporter, costs of transcribing the typing of any transcripts of the arbitration hearing, and any other costs of the arbitration proceeding not identified in subsection (a)of this section shall be divided equally between, borne, and paid by the grantee and the County. The arbitration panel shall not be empowered to order a division of costs, fees, or expenses different from that prescribed by this section. (§ 1, Ord. 961, eff. October 27, 1983)