{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-25-5-10","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 25-5-10","heading":"Mediation board — Factors to be considered in reaching decision.","body":"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:\n(1) A comparison of wages or hourly conditions of employment of the fire department in question with wage rates or hourly conditions of employment of fire departments in municipalities of comparable size;\n(2) The interest and welfare of the public; and\n(3) A comparison of the peculiarities of fire-fighting employment in regard to other trades or professions, specifically:\n(A) The hazards of employment;\n(B) The physical qualifications;\n(C) The educational qualifications;\n(D) The mental qualifications; and\n(E) The job training and skills.","path":["TITLE 25 Fire Protection and Safety","CHAPTER 5 Resolution of Wages, Hours, Working Conditions of Firefighters"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.25.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"b6710f3f6e5bc9be1402d777b3991ac585b68785cf8fc476f46ba19e9546960a","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-25-5-9","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-25-5-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}