§ 654c-5

654C.5 Mediation agreement. 1. If an agreement is reached between all parties, the mediator shall draft a written mediation agreement, which shall be signed by the parties. The mediation agreement shallprovide for a waiver which the mediator shall file in the office of the recorder of deeds of thecounty in which the benefited land is located, as provided in section 459.205. The mediatorshall forward a mediation agreement to the farm mediation service. 2. The parties agreeing to mediation shall personally attend and participate in all mediation meetings. However, if a party is not a natural person, the party must be represented by a natural person who is an officer, director, employee, or partner of the party.If a person acts in a fiduciary capacity for a party, the fiduciary may represent the party. Ifthe party or an eligible representative is not able to attend and participate as required inthis subsection due to physical infirmity, mental infirmity, or other exigent circumstancesdetermined reasonable by the farm mediation service, the party must be represented byanother natural person.

this subsection due to physical infirmity, mental infirmity, or other exigent circumstancesdetermined reasonable by the farm mediation service, the party must be represented byanother natural person. Any representative of a party must be authorized to sign instrumentsprovided by this chapter, including a mediation agreement or a statement prepared by themediator that mediation was waived. This section does not require a party to reach anagreement. This section does not require a person to change a position, alter an activitywhich is a subject of the dispute, alter an application for a permit for construction of ananimal feeding operation, or restructure a contract. 3. The parties to the mediation agreement may enforce the mediation agreement as a legal contract. 4. If the parties do not agree to proceed with mediation, or if a mediation agreement is not reached, the parties may sign a statement prepared by the mediator that mediationproceedings were not conducted or concluded or that the parties did not reach an agreement. 95 Acts, ch 195, §31; 98 Acts, ch 1122, §4 Sat Dec 23 12:22:28 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 654C.5 (15, 0)