Land Use Mediation Program | Administration
making the request. A copy of the request shall also be filed with the community development director.
into evidence under the same rules as apply to settlement negotiations.
2. Response to Request for Mediation.
e. To Whom Transmitted. Any response to a request for mediation shall be transmitted to the person who requested the mediation, to any other persons to whom that request was addressed, and to any other persons the respondent proposes to be a participant in the mediation. A copy of the response shall also be filed with the office of the hearing examiner. f. Technical Deficiencies Not a Bar. Failure of a request for mediation or a response to strictly comply with this rule shall not be a bar to mediation if the intent of the affected persons is clear and the costs of mediation are provided for adequately.
a. Substance of Response. A response to a request for mediation may be made in the form of an agreement to participate in the mediation as proposed, or may propose either a more limited or an expanded mediation. The response may also propose a different allocation of the expense of mediation, time limits for the conduct of mediation, or other conditions. b. Counter-Proposals. Any response other than an agreement to participate in the mediation substantially as proposed by the person making the request shall be considered a counter-proposal and responded to in the same manner as an initial request for mediation. c. Tender of Cost. A positive response to a request for mediation shall be accompanied by a tender to the City of Sammamish of the respondent’s share, if any, of the cost of a half-day mediation. d. Response Not Required. No party or interested person is obliged to respond to a request for mediation. If there is no response made to a request for mediation within seven calendar days, the request shall be deemed refused. No inferences shall be drawn from a refusal to participate in mediation or a failure to respond to a request for mediation. Requests to mediate and responses thereto shall be privileged and not admissible
F. Attendance—Representation
1. A party to the mediation shall be present in person or represented by a person or persons who have the requisite authority to enter into an agreement that implements or binds the party to the results of the mediation. A request to mediate, or acceptance of such request, shall constitute an agreement to attend in person or be represented at the mediation by an individual or individuals who shall possess the authority to enter into a binding agreement with respect to any matters within the scope of the issues agreed to be mediated. 2. Parties to a mediation may participate directly or through a designated representative. Two or more parties or interested persons who share substantially similar interests or concerns with respect to the matter being mediated
Effective | January 1, 2022
Title 21: Sammamish Development Code | 647
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