Wisconsin Administrative Code
Employment Relations Commission
ERC 10-19 - Municipal Employment Relations Act
Chapter ERC 14 - Fact-finding in disputes involving certain municipal employers and municipal employees
Section ERC 14.09 - Compensation of fact finder and other costs

The fees and expenses of the fact finder including the rental of hearing rooms, the conduct of the fact-finding hearing, and the preparation of the recommendations, shall be shared equally by the parties. The fees and expenses charged by the fact finder shall not exceed those described in the fact finder's biographical information and fee statement on file with the commission at the time the fact finder's name was supplied to the parties by the commission. Costs of subpoenas and witness fees shall be borne by the party requesting the subpoena or witness. Fees and expenses charged by the reporter, if any, shall be borne equally by the parties if both parties agreed that the hearing would be transcribed. If only one party desires a transcript, that party is solely responsible for the fees and expenses incurred by the reporter and shall provide a copy of the transcript to the fact finder.