[Ord. 2001-14, 8-6-2001, § 1]
There is hereby established a dispute mediation program, to
be directed by the Village Manager. The Village Manager shall have
the discretion to determine which disputes, further described hereinafter,
are eligible for mediation pursuant to the dispute mediation program.
The types of disputes which may be eligible for the dispute mediation
program are disputes which may arise among residents of the Village,
which do not involve criminal conduct, and which are not the subject
of a pending or completed civil lawsuit. Examples of the types of
disputes which are appropriate for mediation are: complaints about
excessive noise; complaints regarding lifestyle conflicts; disputes
pertaining to access to property or property damage; parking complaints;
and landlord/tenant disputes. This listing is not intended to be all
inclusive, but rather is intended to be illustrative of the types
of disputes that may be eligible for mediation.
[Ord. 2001-14, 8-6-2001, § 2]
Whenever the Village Manager determines that a particular dispute is appropriate for mediation, the Village Manager shall assign a dispute to a mediator who has been trained by the center for conflict resolution in Chicago, Illinois. The manager is hereby authorized to contract for the services for such mediators as are required, on an independent contractor basis, pursuant to his authority arising under Subsection 2-110(c) of this Code.
[Ord. 2001-14, 8-6-2001, § 3]
The manager shall not refer a matter to mediation unless all
parties to the dispute consent to such mediation.
[Ord. 2001-14, 8-6-2001, § 4]
The various department heads of the Village are hereby authorized and directed to refer to the Village Manager, for his consideration under Section 2B-1 of this chapter, any disputes of a nature described hereinabove which may come to their attention.
