A. Following a probable cause determination, the human rights coordinator shall endeavor to eliminate the discriminatory or unfair practice by conciliation, conference and persuasion, unless the coordinator determines conciliation efforts are impracticable. If the conciliation process is determined to be impracticable, the coordinator shall state in writing the reason(s) for bypassing conciliation efforts. (Ord. 15-4650, 12-15-2015)
B. A conciliation agreement shall become effective after it has been signed by the respondent, or authorized representative, the complainant, or authorized representative and by the human rights coordinator on behalf of the commission. Copies of the agreement shall be served on all parties. The commission shall be informed of the agreement.
C. The terms of a conciliation agreement reached with the respondent may require the respondent to refrain in the future from committing discriminatory or unfair practices of the type stated in the agreement; to take remedial action which, in the judgment of the human rights coordinator, will carry out the purposes of this title; and to consent to the entry in an appropriate district court of a consent decree embodying the terms of the conciliation agreement. Violation of such a consent decree may be punished as contempt by the court in which it is filed, upon a showing by the human rights coordinator of the violation at any time within six (6) months of its occurrence. In all cases in which a conciliation agreement is entered, the human rights coordinator shall issue an order stating its terms and furnish a copy of the order to the complainant, the respondent, and such other persons as the coordinator deems proper. At any time, in the discretion of the human rights coordinator, the coordinator may investigate whether the terms of the agreement are being complied with by the respondent. Upon a finding that the terms of the conciliation agreement are not being complied with by the respondent, the human rights coordinator shall take appropriate action to assure compliance. (Ord. 03-4105, 12-16-2003; amd. Ord. 15-4650, 12-15-2015)