679.1 - DEFINITIONS. - Iowa Statutes

679.1 DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter: 1. "Approved center" or "approved dispute resolution center" means a center that has applied for and received approval from the executive director under section 679.3. 2. "Center" or "dispute resolution center" means a program which is organized by one or more governmental subdivisions or nonprofit organizations and which makes informal dispute resolution procedures available. 3. "Council" means the prosecuting attorneys training coordination council in the department of justice, established by chapter 13A. 4. "Dispute resolution process" or "informal dispute resolution process" means a process by which the parties involved in a minor dispute voluntarily agree to enter into informal discussion and negotiation with the assistance of a mediator or member of the center's staff in order to resolve their dispute. 5. "Executive director" means the executive director of the prosecuting attorneys training coordination council. 6. "Mediator" means a person who assists parties involved in a minor dispute to reach a mutually acceptable resolution of their dispute.          Section History: Recent Form 85 Acts, ch 134, §2