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process by December 1. Negotiations on all matters may continue <br />throughout impasse procedures. <br />(b) The mediation process is advisory only, and the LRA or other <br />mediator shall have no authority to bind either party. <br />(c) The mediation process and any comments, statements or suggestions <br />from the LRA or other mediator or the parties and any documents <br />evidencing the same made or created during the mediation process <br />shall not be disclosed except as required by law. <br />(d) The parties shall share the costs of mediation equally. <br />(e) At the request of either party, and not later than November 1, impasses <br />not resolved through negotiation or mediation shall be submitted to <br />non-binding fact-finding. The parties shall jointly select a fact -finder <br />or, if they are unable to agree on a fact -finder, they shall request a list <br />of seven neutrals from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service <br />or American Arbitration Association. Each party in turn shall strike a <br />name from the list until only one name remains. Negotiations shall <br />continue throughout the impasse procedures. <br />(f) In making any decision under the impasse procedure authorized by <br />this division, the fact -finder shall give weight to the following factors: <br />• The lawful authority of the City; <br />• Stipulations of the parties; <br />• The interests and welfare of the public; <br />• The financial ability of the City to meet the costs of <br />any items to be included in the agreement; <br />A-22 <br />