Florida Regulations 29D-6.011: Settlement Meetings
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(1) Settlement meetings shall, at a minimum, be attended by the named parties’ representatives designated pursuant to subsection 29D-6.003(3), F.A.C.
(2) Settlement meetings may be facilitated by a NEFRPC staff member or other neutral facilitator acceptable to the parties and shall be held at a time and place acceptable to the parties.
(3) At the settlement meeting, the parties shall consider adding named parties, consider guidelines for participation, identify the issues to be addressed, present their concerns and constraints, explore options for a solution, and seek agreement.
(4) The parties shall submit a settlement meeting report in accordance with subsection 29D-6.015(4), F.A.C., of this process.
(5) If an agreed upon settlement meeting is not held or a settlement meeting produces no agreement to proceed to additional settlement meetings, mediation or advisory decision making, any party who has agreed to participate in this procedure may proceed to: a joint meeting of governing bodies pursuant to Florida Statutes Chapter 164, litigation, administrative hearing or arbitration, as appropriate.
Specific Authority 186.509 FS. Law Implemented Florida Statutes § 186.509. History-New 7-5-94.
Terms Used In Florida Regulations 29D-6.011
- Joint meeting: An occasion, often ceremonial, when the House and Senate each adopt a unanimous consent agreement
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
(3) At the settlement meeting, the parties shall consider adding named parties, consider guidelines for participation, identify the issues to be addressed, present their concerns and constraints, explore options for a solution, and seek agreement.
(4) The parties shall submit a settlement meeting report in accordance with subsection 29D-6.015(4), F.A.C., of this process.
(5) If an agreed upon settlement meeting is not held or a settlement meeting produces no agreement to proceed to additional settlement meetings, mediation or advisory decision making, any party who has agreed to participate in this procedure may proceed to: a joint meeting of governing bodies pursuant to Florida Statutes Chapter 164, litigation, administrative hearing or arbitration, as appropriate.
Specific Authority 186.509 FS. Law Implemented Florida Statutes § 186.509. History-New 7-5-94.