1. This Code of Conduct for Mediators shall apply to all mediators conducting mediations in which CR 99 and CR 100 apply.2. This Code of Conduct is intended to instill and promote public confidence in the mediation process and to provide uniformity and minimum standards for mediator conduct.3. It is the mediator's role to facilitate communication and understanding among the parties and to assist them in reaching agreement. The mediator should not, however, render a decision on the issues in dispute. In mediation, the ultimate decision whether, and on what terms, to resolve the dispute belongs to the partiesAdopted by order 2022-04, eff. 2/1/2022; amended by order 2022-08, eff. 2/1/2022.