Rule 1302 - List Of Arbitrators. Appointment To Board. Oath. Compensation(a) The Arbitration List herein referred to shall be kept and maintained by the prothonotary.(b) Within ten days after a case is placed on the Arbitration List, the prothonotary shall forthwith nominate three names in alphabetical order, from the list of attorneys qualified to act as arbitrators in Clarion County. These three attorneys shall comprise the Board of Arbitration and they shall be so appointed by the prothonotary.(c) The prothonotary shall make his nominations of arbitrators from an alphabetical list of members of the Bar of Clarion County. Nominations shall be made in alphabetical order from such list, except where a particular attorney is excused by the court. Not more than one member of a firm or association of attorneys shall be appointed to the same board, nor shall any attorney be appointed who is associated with, or who maintains a common office, in whole or part, with any counsel of record. The senior member appointed shall be chairman of the board. Immediately after appointment of the Board of Arbitrators the prothonotary shall notify them in writing of their appointment and shall notify counsel of record. In case any attorney is disqualified, or fails to act, the prothonotary, on praecipe of counsel, shall appoint the next attorney on the list to fill such vacancy. Any attorney disqualified or stricken off in a case shall be put at the head of the list of attorneys.(d) The arbitrators shall be sworn or affirmed to justly and equitably try all matters submitted to them. The oath may be administered by any person authorized to administer oaths.(e)(1) Each member of the Board of Arbitrators who has signed a report or files a minority report shall receive as compensation for services a fee that is set forth from time to time by court order for all cases involving three hours or less, plus an additional sum to be set forth by court order for each hour served over three hours of hearing time. Companion cases heard together count as one for purposes of this rule.(2) The chairman shall receive as compensation for the duties as chairman an additional sum to be set by court order from time to time notwithstanding that a case be settled or discontinued after a time for hearing has been fixed but before the hearing is held.(3) If after a time for a hearing has been fixed but before the hearing is held the case is settled or discontinued and the chairman of the Board of Arbitrators has not been notified of that settlement or discontinuance prior to 3:30 p.m. on the last day that the Court House is open for business before the day on which the hearing is to be held, each member of the Board of Arbitrators shall receive as compensation for services a fee of Seventy-Five Dollars ($75.00). The chairman shall receive this fee in addition to his compensation for the duties of chairman as described in paragraph (2) above. If the members of the Board of Arbitrators receive a fee pursuant to this paragraph, the court may, in its discretion, assess to either party or both parties, as costs, the Two Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars ($225.00) to which the members of the Board of Arbitrators were entitled because of the late settlement or late discontinuance.(4) Compensation shall be paid by the County of Clarion upon a voucher approved for payment by the prothonotary.Amended effective 7/1/2005.