This procedure will continue until the end of the scheduled mediation session or the session is terminated by any party or the mediator. Execution of this agreement by all parties is required prior to the conducting of the mediation. A retainer may also be required from the parties for services required by them to be rendered in preparation for, conducting or following any session. Any unused prepayment or retainer will be returned to the parties upon conclusion of the mediation process. Travel time charges will be made by the mediator and his staff for travel outside a sixty-mile radius of Kansas City, Missouri.
Travel time is charged at one-half the stated hourly rates.
There will also be a charge for reasonable expenses incurred. Cancellation charges may be made for time and expenses that have already been incurred and for a mediation canceled on the day it is scheduled. The exceptions to the policy for cancellation on the day of are if the cancellation is beyond the control of a party or by agreement of all the parties and the mediator.