(a) Notify the complainant and respondent of the time, place and date of the conciliation conference at least ten days prior thereto, and both parties shall appear at the conciliation conference in person or by attorney; and
(b) Attempt to resolve the complaint by methods of conference, conciliation and persuasion with all interested parties and such representatives asthe parties may choose to assist them. Conciliation conferences shall be informal and nothing said or done during such conferences shall be made public unless the parties agree thereto in writing. The terms of conciliation agreed to by the parties shall be reduced to writing and incorporated into a consent agreement to be signed by the parties, subject to approval by the Fair Housing Review Board. The terms of the conciliation agreement shall be made public unless the complainant and the respondent agree otherwise, and the Board determines that disclosure is not required to further the purposes of this chapter.
If the complaint has not been resolved by conciliation within sixty calendar days after it has been received, the Administrator shall refer the complaint to the Fair Housing Review Board for an adjudicative hearing.
(Ord. 9-98. Passed 2-23-98; Ord. 07-15. Passed 9-30-15.)