Wisconsin Administrative Code
Employment Relations Commission
ERC 30-39 - Municipal Sector Interest Dispute Resolution Processes
Chapter ERC 31 - Interest arbitration of disputes involving law enforcement bargaining units in 1st class cities
Section ERC 31.04 - Stipulation to initiate arbitration

(1) WHO MAY FILE. A stipulation to initiate arbitration may be filed by a municipal employer and the exclusive representative of municipal employees in a bargaining unit described in s. ERC 31.01, or anyone authorized to act on their behalf.

(2) FORM; NUMBER OF COPIES; FILING; SERVICE. The stipulation shall be in writing on a form provided by the commission, or a facsimile of the commission's form. The stipulation is not filed until it and the filing fee established by s. ERC 10.08(5) have been received by the commission at its Madison office during normal business hours specified in s. ERC 10.06(1). If the parties have previously paid a mediation filing fee for the same dispute under s. ERC 10.08(3), no fee shall be paid for the arbitration. The stipulation shall be transmitted to the commission as set forth in s. ERC 10.06(1). If the stipulation is filed in paper form, a total of 2 copies of the stipulation shall be included. The fee may be transmitted to the commission by physical delivery or mail.

(3) CONTENTS. The stipulation shall contain the same information as set forth in s. ERC 31.03(3) for a petition to initiate arbitration, except that the stipulation shall include the signature, or signature facsimile, of a representative of each party.