Conciliation shall start upon agreement to the fee schedule, and receipt of an appropriate deposit against fees, by either party. While the CCS is recognized as a ministry of the Christian Church at large, there is a fee schedule and there may be a deposit against fees from each party to initiate the process. Churches, church organizations and para-church ministries are deemed professional in nature. An initial 30 minutes of consultation to determine the applicability of involvement of the CCS will be given each party. Subsequent time, activity and costs incurred will be logged and billed to each party.
Payment is due at the conclusion of each session.
When work is done outside the presence of the parties, fees are expected immediately upon billing. Failure to pay will result in the cessation of activity, unless there has been a deposit against fees, in which case the deposit against fees will be used until exhausted, with a resultant cessation of activity until such time as the billing is brought current. Upon completion of all work done by CCS, a refund of any unused deposit will be made. No interest will accrue on monies on deposit. While the fees are required and expected to be paid at each conciliation meeting by the parties, the mediation agreement or arbitration award may otherwise allocate them between the parties for good cause.