(A) Within 30 days after the filing of an informal complaint, the Administrator shall make such investigation as he or she deems appropriate to ascertain facts and issues. If the Administrator shall deem that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a violation has occurred and can be resolved by conciliation, he or she shall attempt to conciliate the matter by methods of initial conference and persuasion with all interested parties such representatives as the parties may choose to assist them. Conciliation conferences shall be informal and nothing said or done in the course of the informal conference with the individuals to resolve the dispute may be public or used as evidence in a subsequent proceeding by either party without the written consent of both the complainant and the respondent(s). The Administrator or employee of the Administrator who shall make public any information in violation of this provision shall be deemed guilty of a violation of a city ordinance and shall be subject to penalty as set forth in § 92.99.
(B) If the parties desire to conciliate, the terms of the conciliation shall be reduced to writing in the form approved by the Administrator and must be signed and verified by the complainant and respondent(s) and approved by the Administrator. The conciliation agreement shall be for conciliation purposes only, and shall not constitute an admission by any party that the law has been violated.
(C) If the Administrator deems that there is not probable cause to believe that the alleged discriminatory housing practice has been committed, the Administrator shall take no further action with respect to the alleged offense.
(D) If the Administrator, with respect to any matter, involves a contravention of this chapter by failure to conciliate a complaint after the parties, in good faith, have attempted such conciliation; or determining that the violation alleged in the complaint cannot be resolved by conciliation, he or she shall notify both the complainant and the respondent(s) within 30 days of the failure or the determination, and he or she shall proceed as provided in § 92.06(C).
(1998 Code, § 94.08) (Ord. 336, passed 1-14-1996)