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67.\nCounty Code, Charter Amendment\nOrdinance for adoption calling for a special election to be held on November 3,\n2026, for the purpose of voting upon an amendment to the Los Angeles County\n(County) Charter (Charter) that would: (Relates to Agenda No. 39) ADOPT\nEstablish a binding arbitration process for resolving labor disputes\nbetween the County with "Certified Public Safety Employee\nOrganizations,” that represent County employees, including: firefighters,\ndeputy sheriffs, sworn law enforcement supervisors and managers,\nlifeguards, and civilian employees working for the Fire Department,\nSheriff's Department, and the Department of the Medical Examiner,\namong other represented County employees;\nAdd Section 47.8 to the County Charter;\nRequire the County and the Certified Public Safety Employee\nOrganizations (collectively, the Parties) to negotiate in good faith on\nmatters related to wages, hours, and other working conditions;\nAppoint a three-members Board of Arbitrators panel to make a decision\non relevant memoranda of understanding if, following good faith\nnegotiations, the Parties are unable to resolve disputes or controversies\nrelated to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment;\nRequire that the Parties each appoint one arbitrator. A third arbitrator is\nagreed to by the Parties and serves as the Chairperson of the Board of\nArbitrators. If the Parties cannot agree upon the selection of the third\nneutral arbitrator, either party may then request the State Mediation and\nConciliation Service to provide a list of seven persons who are qualified\narbitrators. If the Parties cannot agree on one of the seven persons, the\nParties shall alternately strike names from the list until one name remains.\nAlternatively, the Parties may waive the appointment of party-appointed\narbitrators and proceed with a single arbitrator agreed to by the Parties;\nRequire that any interest arbitration proceeding convened pursuant to\nthis section be conducted in conformance with, subject to, and governed\nby Title 9 of Part 3 of the California Code of Civil Procedure;\nRequire that the Board of Arbitrators, in the exercise of its discretion,\nmay meet privately with the Parties and shall mediate issues in dispute\nprior to arbitration;\nRequire that if no agreement is reached prior to the conclusion of the\narbitration hearings, each Party will be directed to submit a final offer of\nsettlement on each remaining issue in dispute;\nRequire that the Board of Arbitrators, by majority vote, selects which final\noffer to impose for each issue based on specified criteria;\nRequire that the Board of Arbitrators provides its decision to the Parties.\nThe decision is not disclosed publicly, and the Parties have 30 days to\nmeet privately to resolve their differences. Any agreements reached by\nthe Parties during that period are incorporated into the Board of\nArbitrators' final decision. After 30 days, unless extended by mutual\nagreement, the decision becomes public and final and is binding on the\nParties. No further action by the County Board of Supervisors or by the\nelectorate to confirm or approve the decision is permitted or required;\nand\nRequire that the Parties will equally share the cost of arbitration.\nThe ordinance further directs the consolidation of the Special Election with the\nStatewide General Election, to be held on the same day, November 3, 2026.\n(26-1415)\nRevised Ordinance