(1) Named parties should consider the provision of appropriate opportunities for public input at each step in this process. This could include the submission of comments on issues, alternative solutions, and the impacts of proposed agreements.

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Terms Used In Florida Regulations 29I-7.007

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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.
    (2) Applicable public notice and public records requirements shall be observed as required by Chapters 119 and 120, F.S.
    (3) Participants in these procedures agree by their participation that no comments, meeting records, or written or oral offers of settlement shall be offered by them as evidence in a subsequent judicial or administrative action.
    (4) To the extent permitted by law, mediation under this process will be governed by the confidentiality provisions of Florida Statutes Chapter 44, and other applicable law.
Rulemaking Authority 186.509 FS. Law Implemented Florida Statutes § 186.509. History-New 4-12-94.