Sec. 408.505. - Conciliation.

(a) The Commission, or its designee, shall, during the period beginning with the filing of a complaint and ending with the filing of a charge or a dismissal by the Commission, to the extent feasible, engage in conciliation with respect to the complaint. (b) A conciliation agreement is an agreement between a respondent and the complainant and is subject to Commission approval. (c) A conciliation agreement may provide for binding arbitration or other method of dispute resolution. Dispute resolution that results from a conciliation agreement may authorize appropriate relief, including monetary relief. (d) A conciliation agreement shall be made public unless the complainant and respondent agree otherwise, and the Commission, or its designee, determines that disclosure is not necessary to further the purposes of this Chapter. (e) Nothing said or done in the course of conciliation may be made public or used as evidence in a subsequent proceeding under this Part without the written consent of the persons concerned. (f) After completion of the investigation, the Commission, or its designee, shall make available to the aggrieved person and the respondent, at any time, the final investigation report relating to that investigation and other information derived from the investigation, provided the release of such other information does not place an excessive burden on the complainant that might discourage the filing of complaints. (Ord. 96-1089-659, § 1)