(A) Recitals.
(1) Whereas, the village is authorized under ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, §§ 11-11.1-1 et seq. to adopt fair housing regulations; and
(2) Whereas, the corporate authorities find that establishing a fair housing policy enhances the health, morals, safety and welfare of the residents of the village; and
(3) Whereas, the village is a grantee municipality under and a participant in the Community Development Block Grant (“CDBG”) Disaster Recovery “IKE” Public Infrastructure Program (“Illinois Disaster Recovery Public Infrastructure Program”), administered by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; and
(4) Whereas, the grant of federal monies distributed by the State of Illinois requires the village and other participating communities to establish certain programs and policies consistent with federal and state laws, regulations and grantee requirements, and the village has assured Illinois Disaster Recovery Public Infrastructure Program administrators that it will comply with all program requirements; and
(5) Whereas, the village desires to continue to be an eligible Illinois Disaster Recovery Public Infrastructure Program grantee municipality by amending its fair housing regulations to ensure that the village affirmatively furthers fair housing consistent with the requirements of Executive Order 11063 on equal opportunity in housing and nondiscrimination in the sale or rental of housing built with federal assistance, and with Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended, which prohibits discrimination in the provision of housing because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, disability or familial status.
(B) Enactment.
(1) It is declared to be the public policy of the village and the purpose of this section, in the exercise of its power to regulate for the protection of the public health, safety, morals and welfare, and to maintain and promote commerce and good government in the village and to acknowledge the value of diversity within the village, to assure fair housing and freedom from the effects of residential segregation by race, color, creed, sex, age, religion, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, military discharge status, source of income, gender identity or housing status, to promote population diversity in a free and open community, to secure for all persons in the village equal opportunities to view, purchase, lease, rent or otherwise occupy real estate without discrimination, and to secure for its citizens the economic, social and professional benefits of living in an integrated society.
(2) To that end, the village hereby advises the public that it will administer its assisted programs and activities relating to housing and community development in a manner to affirmatively further fair housing in the sale or rental of housing, the financing of housing, and the provision of brokerage services.
(3) The village shall assist individuals who believe they have been subject to discrimination in housing through the resources of the Illinois Department of Human Rights or the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(4) The village has designated the Village Board as the contact to coordinate efforts to comply with this policy. Inquiries should be directed, during regular business hours of the village, to:
Village Clerk
Village of Diamond
1750 East Division Street
Diamond, IL 60416
815-634-8149
Village of Diamond
1750 East Division Street
Diamond, IL 60416
815-634-8149
(Ord. 2012-03, passed 1-24-2012)