Section 25-5-10. Mediation board -- Factors to be considered in reaching decision

   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:

   (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;

   (2) The interest and welfare of the public; and

   (3) A comparison of the peculiarities of fire-fighting employment in regard to other trades or professions, specifically:

      (A) The hazards of employment;

      (B) The physical qualifications;

      (C) The educational qualifications;

      (D) The mental qualifications; and

      (E) The job training and skills.

Ga. L. 1971, p. 565, § 10.