Mediation procedure.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 291-611
in effectSec. 291-611. - Mediation procedure.
In the event that the city and the bargaining agent are unable to reach an agreement or contract within one hundred twenty (120) days after their first meeting, an impasse may be called by either party and the following procedure shall be followed:
(1) Any unresolved issues shall be submitted for mediation with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service of the United States Government. The parties shall jointly request mediation within five (5) days of a declared impasse. The mediator shall set reasonable deadlines for all steps of the mediation process.
(2) The mediation process is advisory only, and the mediator shall have no authority to bind either party.
(3) The mediation process and any comments, statements or suggestions from the mediator or the parties and any documents evidencing the same made or created during the mediation process shall not be disclosed except as required by law.
(4) The parties shall share the costs of mediation equally.
(G.O. 74, 2001, § 1)
Source: Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Revised Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/in/indianapolis_-_marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIORAD_CH291PE_ARTVIEMEMCOPR_S291-611MEPRFetched: 10/27/2026