Administration | Land Use Mediation Program
community development director have reasonable notice of the time and place of the mediation session.
2. Resolutions to the matters in controversy may be proposed by the mediator, but no decision may be imposed by the mediator on participants.
2. Notice to All Other Parties and Interested Persons.
N. Use of experts
Upon receipt of notice by the community development director that a mediator has been selected and of the time and place set for the mediation session, the community development director shall give notice to all other parties and known interested persons, if any, that a mediation session has been scheduled. The notice by the community development director shall give the names of the parties to the mediation.
The mediator may determine, with or without request by a party, that a mediated agreement would be facilitated by the receipt of expert information during the mediation process. If requested by the mediator, the parties to the mediation shall make available expert reports, or arrange for the attendance of their anticipated expert witnesses to provide information at the mediation. Alternatively, one or more independent experts on issues relevant to the mediation may be identified by the mediator for that purpose. Experts provided by a party shall be compensated by that party; responsibility for payment of any independent experts shall be assigned in a manner determined by the mediator and agreed to by those parties to the mediation who will be obliged by that determination to contribute to the cost. No expert, whether provided by a party or independent, shall participate in the mediation with respect to any matter outside the scope of his or her expertise.
3. Notice of Outcome.
At the conclusion of the mediation, the community development director shall give notice to all parties and known interested persons of the outcome of the mediation.
M. Authority of the mediator
1. The mediator shall have the authority to:
a. Schedule, recess, adjourn, and terminate mediation sessions;
O. General order of mediation
1. Unless otherwise determined by the mediator, the order of proceedings at the mediation shall be:
b. Keep order;
c. Request information of the parties, experts or other persons who are present, and ask questions to clarify issues and positions;
a. Introduction by mediator.
b. Introduction of participants.
d. Request the presence of additional persons; and
c. Opening statements of interest and position by each participant. After hearing initial statements of the interests of all parties to the mediation, the
e. Generally conduct the mediation in a manner designed to resolve the controverted matters.
650 | Title 21: Sammamish Development Code
Effective | January 1, 2022
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