§ 25-5-8. Mediation Board — Composition and Selection; Chairman
Within five days from the expiration of the 30 day period referred to in Code Section 25-5-7, the bargaining agent and the corporate authorities shall each select and name one mediator and shall immediately thereafter notify each other in writing of the name and address of the person so selected. The bargaining agent may name […]
§ 25-5-9. Mediation Board — Time, Notice, and Conduct of Hearings; Transmittal of Findings and Opinion; Effect of Decision
The mediation board, acting through its chairman, shall call a hearing to be held within ten days after the date of the appointment of the chairman and, acting through its chairman, shall give at least seven days’ notice in writing to each of the other two mediators, the bargaining agent, and the corporate authorities of […]
§ 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: A comparison of wages or […]
§ 25-5-11. Payment of Expenses of Mediation
The expenses incurred by the bargaining agent in connection with the mediation shall be borne by the bargaining agent. The expenses incurred by the corporate authorities in connection with the mediation shall be borne by such authorities. The necessary expenses incurred by the third mediator shall be borne equally between the bargaining agent and the […]
§ 25-5-12. Agreements Constituting Collective Bargaining Contracts; Required Provisions; Engaging in Work Stoppages, Slowdowns, or Strikes by Firefighters
Any agreement actually negotiated between the bargaining agent and the corporate authorities either before or within 30 days after mediation shall constitute the collective bargaining contract governing firefighters and the municipality for the period stated therein. Such period shall not exceed one year. Any collective bargaining agreement negotiated under this chapter shall specifically provide that […]
§ 25-4-10. Mandatory Training
As a condition of continued certification, all full-time and part-time firefighters shall train, drill, or study at schools, classes, or courses at the local, area, or state level, as specified by the council. Authorized leaves of absence are expected. As a condition of continued certification, all volunteer firefighters shall train, drill, or study at schools, […]
§ 25-3-25. Suspension or Revocation of Certificate of Compliance; Hearing by Aggrieved Departments; Enforcement of Suspensions or Revocations
The certificate of compliance issued by the Georgia Firefighter Standards and Training Council or the Georgia Volunteer Fire Service Council shall be subject to suspension or revocation by the applicable council at any time it receives satisfactory evidence that the fire department is not maintaining sufficient personnel, equipment, or insurance required by Code Section 25-3-23, […]
§ 25-4-11. Adoption of Higher Training Requirements by Employing Agencies
This chapter shall provide only the minimum qualification standards in training requirements for firefighters in this state and does not restrict any employing agency from setting and establishing requirements that exceed these minimum standards. History. Ga. L. 1971, p. 693, § 9.
§ 25-3-26. Duty of Executive Director to Cooperate With Fire Department
The executive director shall cooperate with newly formed and existing fire departments to ensure that all fire departments in this state are in compliance with the provisions of this article by July 1, 1986. History. Code 1981, § 25-3-26 , enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1000, § 3; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § […]
§ 25-4-11.1. Testing for Illegal Drug Usage in Firefighters; Requirements
All firefighters qualified based upon successful completion of training set forth in subparagraph (a)(2)(A) of Code Section 25-4-8 shall be subject to random testing for evidence of use of illegal drugs. Such testing shall occur at least biannually for the first two years of licensure or certification. Such testing shall be noninvasive and may be […]