Florida Regulations 29F-3.111: Settlement Meetings
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(1) Settlement meetings shall, at a minimum, be attended by the named parties’ representatives designated pursuant to subsection 29F-3.103(3), F.A.C.
(2) Settlement meetings shall be facilitated by an RPC 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 29F-3.115(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 withdraw and, if so inclined, proceed to a joint meeting of governing bodies pursuant to Florida Statutes Chapter 164, litigation, administrative hearing or arbitration as appropriate.
Rulemaking Authority 186.505 FS. Law Implemented Florida Statutes § 186.509. History-New 12-8-99
Terms Used In Florida Regulations 29F-3.111
- 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 29F-3.115(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 withdraw and, if so inclined, proceed to a joint meeting of governing bodies pursuant to Florida Statutes Chapter 164, litigation, administrative hearing or arbitration as appropriate.
Rulemaking Authority 186.505 FS. Law Implemented Florida Statutes § 186.509. History-New 12-8-99