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1901.21 CONCILIATION. <br />If the Administrator has made a determination pursuant to Section 1901.19 that there are <br />reasonable grounds to believe that a violation of Section 1901.07 has occurred, or at such other <br />time after a complaint has been filed, as appropriate, the Administrator shall: <br />(a) Notify the complainant and respondent of the time, place, and date of the <br />conciliation conference at least ten days prior thereto, and both parties shall appear at the <br />conciliation conference in person or by attorney; and <br />(b) Attempt to resolve the complaint by methods of conference, conciliation and <br />persuasion with all interested parties and such representatives as the parties may choose <br />to assist them. <br />Conciliation conferences shall be informal and each conciliation agreement shall be made <br />public unless the complainant and respondent otherwise agree and the agency determines <br />that disclosure is not required. The terms of conciliation agreed to by the parties shall be <br />reduced to writing and subject to approval by the Fair Housing Review Board. <br />If the complaint has not been resolved by conciliation within sixty calendar days after it has <br />been received, the Administrator shall refer the complaint to the Fair Housing Review Board for <br />an adjudicative hearing. <br />be amended, and, as amended, shall read as follows: <br />1901.21 CONCILIATION. <br />(A) It is the policy and intent of the City to encourage informal and speedy resolution of <br />complaints at any and all times after filing. If the Administrator believes that a conciliation <br />conference would assist in the resolution of the complaint at any time, the Administrator may <br />convene a conciliation conference. <br />(B) If the Administrator has made a determination pursuant to Section 1901.19 that there are <br />reasonable grounds to believe that a violation of Section 1901.07 has occurred, or at such other <br />time after a complaint has been filed, as appropriate, the Administrator shall convene a <br />conciliation conference. <br />(C) If the Administrator convenes a conciliation conference, the Administrator shall: <br />(1) Notify the complainant and respondent of the time, place, and date of the <br />conciliation conference at least ten days prior thereto, and both parties shall appear at the <br />conciliation conference in person or by attorney; and <br />(2) Attempt to resolve the complaint by methods of conference, conciliation and <br />persuasion with all interested parties and such representatives as the parties may choose to assist <br />them. The Administrator may also allow members of the Fair Housing Review Board to attend <br />conciliation conferences, but attendance by any Board member shall not disturb the informal <br />nature of the conciliation conference. <br />(D) Conciliation conferences shall be informaL The terms of conciliation agreed to by the <br />parties shall be reduced to writing and subject to approval by the Fair Housing Review Board. <br />Any conciliation agreement reached shall be made public unless the complainant and respondent <br />otherwise agree and the agency determines that disclosure is not required <br />16