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<br /> <br />(1) Further action for housing discrimination complaints, as authorized by this ordinance, may include informal dialogue, mediation, conciliation, and/or investigation of the complaint. <br />(2) It shall be the responsibility of the aggrieved individual to provide current and updated contact information to the Office of Human Rights from the date of filing through the completion of any further action. <br />(3) If, during the process of informal dialogue, mediation, conciliation, or investigation, the complainant does not respond to communication or requests for information from <br />the Investigator for a period of thirty (30) calendar days, the Director shall serve written notice on the complainant that the case will be administratively closed if the complainant does not respond within thirty (30) calendar days of the date the written notice is issued. <br />(4) The complainant may, following the administrative closure of the case, re-file the <br />complaint at a future date, provided that the complaint is filed within three hundred sixty-five (365) calendar days of the alleged discriminatory event detailed in the original complaint. <br />(5) If, during the process of informal dialogue, mediation, conciliation, or investigation, the respondent does not respond to communication or requests for information from <br />the Investigator for a period of thirty (30) calendar days, the Director may serve written notice on the respondent that the investigation may proceed without the requested information and that a determination on the case shall be rendered upon completion of the investigation. <br />(c) Alternative dispute resolution (in accordance with 42 U.S.C. § 3610 and 24 C.F.R. §115.204) <br />(1) During the period beginning with the filing of such complaint and ending with the filing of a charge or a dismissal by the Director, the Director shall, to the extent feasible, engage in informal dialogue, mediation, or conciliation with respect to such complaint. <br />(A) For the purposes of this section, informal dialogue shall refer to a voluntary <br />meeting between the complainant and respondent to explore resolution that does not result in a written settlement agreement. <br />(B) For the purposes of this section, mediation shall refer to a facilitated dialogue resulting in a written settlement agreement between the respondent and <br />complainant. <br />(C) For the purposes of the section, conciliation shall refer to a facilitated dialogue resulting in a written settlement agreement between the respondent, complainant, and the City, and such agreement shall be subject to approval by the Director. <br />(2) The Director shall propose an initial meeting between the parties for the purpose of <br />exploring a resolution of the complaint through voluntary informal dialogue, mediation, or conciliation. <br />(3) Nothing herein shall be interpreted as requiring any party to participate in informal dialogue, mediation, conciliation, or any other resolution efforts. <br />(4) Materials used and communications made during informal dialogue, mediation, or <br />conciliation concerning a complaint of unlawful discrimination shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed to the public by the Director, the Commission, or Office of Human Rights staff unless disclosure is authorized in writing by all parties to the