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(b) Attempt to resolve the complaint by methods of conference, conciliation and persuasion with all interested parties and such representatives as the 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. 98-12. Passed 2-16-98.) 743.12 INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. At any time after the filing of a complaint, the Administrator may request the Director of Law to petition the appropriate court for temporary or preliminary relief pending final determination of the proceedings under this chapter, or as otherwise necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including an order or decree restraining the respondent from doing or causing any act which would render ineffectual any order or action by the Fair Housing Review Board. (Ord. 98-12. Passed 2-16-98.) 743.13 HEARINGS. Within thirty calendar days after the complaint is referred to the Fair Housing Review Board the Board shall, upon due and reasonable notice to all parties, conduct a hearing on the complaint. Parties to the hearing shall be the complainant and respondent, and such other persons as the Board may deem appropriate. The hearing shall be open to the public. At least seven days before the hearing, the Board shall serve upon respondent a statement of charges and a summons requiring the attendance of named persons and the production of relevant documents and records. The parties may apply to the Board to have subpoenas issued in the Board's name. Failure to comply with a summons or subpoena shall constitute a violation of this chapter. The parties may file such statements with the Board as they deem necessary. No fewer than three of the same members of the Board must be present at all times during a hearing. The pazties may appeaz before the Boazd in person or by duly authorized representative, and may be represented by legal counsel. The parties shall have the right to present witnesses and cross-examine witnesses, and all testimony and evidence shall be given . under oath or by affirmation. (Ord. 98-12. Passed 2-16-98.) 743.14 HEARING; DECISIONS. Where hearings have been held before the Board, only those members of the Board who have attended all hearings on the complaint shall participate in the determination of the complaint. Within fifteen days of the close of the hearing, the decision shall be rendered, in the form of a written order which shall include findings of fact, a statement of whether the respondent has violated Section 743.04, and such remedial actions as the Board may order pursuant to Section 743.16. The order shall be served upon the parties by certified mail within fifteen days of the date of the decision. The order shall be available for public inspection, and a copy shall be provided to any person upon request and payment of reproduction costs. (Ord. 98-12. Passed 2-16-98.) 1998 Replacement