(A) The authority and responsibility for properly administering this chapter and referral of complaints hereunder to the Commission as set forth in division (B) below shall be vested in the Mayor.
(B) Notwithstanding the provisions of I.C. 22-9.5-4-8, the City of Brazil, because of lack of financial and other resources necessary to fully administer enforcement proceedings and possible civil actions under this chapter, herein elects to refer all formal complaints of violation of the divisions of this section by complaints to the Indiana Civil Rights Commission or administrative enforcement actions pursuant to I.C. Title 22-9.5-6, and the Mayor of the City of Brazil shall refer all complaints to the Commission as provided for under division (A) above to the Commission for purposes of investigation, resolution and appropriate relief as provided for under I.C. Title 22-9.5-6.
(C) All city departments, boards and commissions of the City of Brazil, shall administer their departments, programs and activities relating to housing and urban development in a manner affirmatively to further the purposes of this chapter and shall cooperate with the Mayor and the Commission to further those purposes.
(D) The Mayor or the designee, shall provide information on remedies available to any aggrieved person or complainant requesting information.
(Ord. 3-1994, passed 3-22-1994)