ERC 40.04(4)(4) Commission action. Subsequent to receipt of information indicating a possible basis for a roster member’s removal, or subsequent to receipt of a request for removal of a roster member, the commission, or its designee, shall conduct a preliminary investigation. The commission shall then determine the appropriate action, if any, to be taken, including whether the roster member should be removed from the roster. A roster member who is being considered for removal shall be provided with prior written notice, as set forth in s. ERC 10.07, including a statement setting forth the basis for the commission’s consideration of the member’s removal. The roster member shall have an opportunity both to provide a written statement of reasons why removal should not take place and to physically meet with the commission to be heard on that subject. The decision of the commission shall be final and shall be placed in a written notice including the reasons for the commission’s decision.

ERC 40.05(1)(1) Updates of biographical and fee information. Roster members shall file an updated biographical and fee information statement when material changes in that information occur and shall keep the commission informed about any material changes in status.

ERC 40.05(2)(2) Training course attendance. Roster members may be required to attend periodic training courses in order to remain on the roster.

ERC 40.05(3)(3) Award submission. Roster members shall immediately file with the commission, as set forth in s. ERC 10.06 (1), at its Madison office a copy of all awards and fact-finding recommendations issued by them in cases for which they were selected through commission procedures. Interest arbitration awards shall be transmitted immediately to the commission in electronic form either by physical storage media or e-mail.

ERC 40.06(1)(1) Separate In-State and Out-of-State Rosters; Size of Rosters. Separate in-state and out-of-state rosters shall be maintained so that the size of each roster does not ordinarily exceed fifty (50) members. Notwithstanding the fifty (50) member limits, candidates shall be added to the roster who have either successfully completed training under s. 111.71 (5), Stats., or whose qualifications are such that their addition to the roster would clearly serve the underlying purposes of ch. 111, Stats.

ERC 40.06(2)(2) Change of in-state or out-of-state status. If a member of the in-state roster leaves Wisconsin for more than 60 consecutive days, the roster member shall notify the commission prior to departure and shall be placed on inactive status for the period of their absence. A member of the out-of-state roster who moves to Wisconsin shall become a member of the in-state roster.

ERC 40.06(3)(3) Selection and composition of panels. The panels of roster members’ names submitted to parties by the commission in grievance arbitration under chs. ERC 5, 16, 23 and 63, interest arbitration under chs. ERC 30 to 33 or fact-finding cases under chs. ERC 14, 25 and 65 shall be generated by computer in a manner designed both to permit any roster member available to accept appointments to be selected for any panel and to equalize the number of times each in-state roster member’s name is sent out and to equalize the number of times each out-of-state roster member’s name is sent out during any period of availability to accept appointments. Unless otherwise jointly requested by the parties, one out-of-state roster member shall be included on each grievance panel, on each s. 111.77, Stats., and ch. ERC 30 police-fire interest panel, on each fact-finding panel under ch. ERC 14, 25 or 65 and on each s. 111.70 (4) (jm), Stats., and ch. ERC 31 police interest panel. Unless otherwise jointly requested by the parties, one out-of-state roster member shall be included on the seven name panel provided in s. 111.70 (4) (cm), Stats., and ch. ERC 32 or 33, cases in which the parties agree not to limit the panel to in-state arbitrators. No resident of the city which is party to the dispute shall be included on a s. 111.70 (4) (jm), Stats., and ch. ERC 31 police interest panel.