102-11-02 Settlement Negotiations.

(A) The settlement procedures may consist of any method decided by the commission and agreed to by the parties, including, but not limited to, mediation, arbitration, negotiation, criminal plea negotiations in conjunction with the appropriate prosecuting authority, and other forms of disposition.

(B) The settlement agreement entered into under division (G)(1) of section 102.06 of the Revised Code will be in writing and accompanied by a statement of the findings of the commission or prosecuting authority and the reasons for entering into the agreement. The commission or prosecuting authority shall retain the agreement and statement in its office and, in its discretion, may make the agreement, the statement, and any supporting information public, unless the agreement provides otherwise.

(C) All papers, records, affidavits, and documents filed with the commission or relating to settlement negotiations will be sealed and are private and confidential, except as otherwise provided in Revised Code section 102.06, unless the parties agree otherwise.

(D) The commission, in consultation with the parties, may establish guidelines that regulate the conduct of the settlement negotiations. The guidelines will be binding on all parties. The guidelines may contain requirements that all matters discussed in the settlement negotiations remain confidential after negotiations have ceased and that no party may compel the attendance of any commission member, employee, or agent as a witness regarding any matter discussed pursuant to the settlement negotiations.

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 07/19/2006 and 07/18/2011

Promulgated Under: 111.15

Statutory Authority: 102.05

Rule Amplifies: 102.06, 102.07

Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/02