Chapter III: Departmental councils

At the first meeting following each renewal of the departmental council, it elects at least three of its members from among the full members and alternate members to sit on the conciliation commission.

As soon as a complaint is received, the Chairman of the Conseil départemental appoints one or more conciliators from among the members of the commission and informs the parties of this in the summons sent to them within one month, in accordance with article L. 4123-2. Members of the conciliation commission who are directly or indirectly implicated by a complaint may not be appointed as conciliators for that complaint, nor…

The parties to the dispute are summoned to a meeting and heard by the member(s) of the commission to seek conciliation. A report of total or partial conciliation or a report of non-conciliation is drawn up. This document sets out the points of disagreement that remain when conciliation is only partial. It is signed by the parties or their representatives and by the conciliator(s). An original copy of the minutes…

The conciliation commission draws up an annual report, which is presented to the departmental council.