(A) The authority and responsibility for properly administering this chapter and referral of complaints hereunder to the Commissioner as set forth in division (B) below shall be vested in the Board of Commissioners (the “Board”).
(B) Notwithstanding the provisions of I.C. 22-9.5-4-8, the Board, because of lack of financial and other resources necessary to fully administer enforcement proceedings and possible civil actions under the ordinance, herein elects to refer all formal complaints of violation of the articles of this chapter by complainants to the State Civil Rights Commission for administrative enforcement actions pursuant to I.C. 22-9.5-6 and the Board shall refer all said complaints to the Commission as provided for under division (A) above to said Commission for purposes of investigation, resolution and appropriate relief as provided for under I.C. 22-9.5-6.
(C) All executive departments and agencies of the county, shall administer the 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 Board and the Commission to further such purposes.
(D) The Board or its designee shall provide information on remedies available to any aggrieved person or complainant requesting such information.
(Ord. 32-2012, passed 9-13-2012)