OAR 660-045-0160
Mediation and Settlement
(1)
During the 60-day period specified in OAR 660-045-0050 (The Local Government or Special District’s Response to a Citizen’s Request)(1), the requester or the affected local government or district may request mediation services from the department. The department may provide such services. If the requester and the affected local government or district jointly request such services, the department must provide them, pursuant to ORS 197.319 (Procedures prior to request of an enforcement order)(2)(b).(2)
A proceeding under this division may be delayed at any time to allow for mediation if both the requester and the affected local government or district agree to enter into such mediation. If either party withdraws from such mediation, the proceeding toward enforcement shall be resumed.(3)
A proceeding under this division may be stopped at any time and disposed of through stipulation, agreed settlement, consent order, or default. A stipulation, agreed settlement, or consent order must be in writing and must be signed by both the requester and the affected local government or district.(4)
A deadline set forth in this division may be altered or waived under these two conditions:(a)
The requester and the affected local government or district both agree to such a change before the deadline is reached; and(b)
The commission or hearings officer approves of such a change before the deadline is reached.
Source:
Rule 660-045-0160 — Mediation and Settlement, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=660-045-0160.