Mediation WeekDelray Beach Florida
WHEREAS, mediation is an informal and non-adversarial process in which a neutral and
impartial third party aims to facilitate communication and negotiation between the disputing
parties, and to help them reach a mutually acceptable and voluntary agreement, without
prescribing what it should be; and
WHEREAS, alternative dispute resolution (ADR), including mediation, has been utilized
by the Florida court system to resolve disputes for over 30 years, offering litigants court
connected opportunities to resolve their disputes without judicial intervention; and
WHEREAS, the state of Florida is nationally recognized as a leader in the growing ADR
field, with one of the most comprehensive court-connected mediation programs in the country;
and
WHEREAS, the Palm Beach County Bar Association through its Alternative Dispute
Resolution Committee, seeks to promote the use and value of ADR processes to lawyers, the
judiciary, and the public, and considers that these processes help parties resolve disputes
without a trial in a less costly and more timely and satisfying manner; and
WHEREAS, the Palm Beach County Bar Association through its Alternative Dispute
Resolution Committee, seeks to promote the use and value of ADR processes to lawyers, the
judiciary, and the public, and considers that these processes help parties resolve disputes
without a trial in a less costly and more timely and satisfying manner; and
WHEREAS, the American Bar Association has declared the third week in October as
Mediation Week in celebration of the strides made in institutionalizing mediation as one of
several appropriate dispute resolution processes; and
WHEREAS, mediation along with the principles and practices it embodies--like self
determination as to process and outcome, open communication, and collaborative problem
solving--can be a crucial tool for peacemaking between and among individuals, groups, units,
neighborhoods, and governments, as well as in workplaces; and
WHEREAS, the City of Delray Beach expresses its appreciation to the Palm Beach
County Bar Association, and especially to the members of its ADR Committee, for their efforts in
promoting alternative dispute resolution throughout Palm Beach County.
NOW THEREFORE, I, SHELLY PETROLIA, Mayor of the City of Delray Beach, Florida do
hereby proclaim October 13, 2019 -October 19, 2019 as:
MEDIATION WEEK
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Official Seal of
the City of Delray Beach, Florida, to be affixed this 1 st d.ay of October
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