§ 25-5-10. Mediation Board — Factors to Be Considered in Reaching Decision

The mediators shall conduct the hearing and render their decision upon the basis of a prompt, peaceful, and just settlement of wage or hour disputes between the firefighters and the corporate authority. The factors, among others, to be given weight by the mediators in arriving at a decision shall include:

1. A comparison of wages or hourly conditions of employment of the fire department in question with wage rates or hourly conditions of employment of fire departments in municipalities of comparable size;
2. The interest and welfare of the public; and
3. A comparison of the peculiarities of fire-fighting employment in regard to other trades or professions, specifically:
   1. The hazards of employment;
   2. The physical qualifications;
   3. The educational qualifications;
   4. The mental qualifications; and
   5. The job training and skills.

History. Ga. L. 1971, p. 565, § 10.