(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 County Auditor.
(B) Notwithstanding the provisions of I.C. 22-9.5-4-8, the county, because of a 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 articles of this chapter by complainants to the State Civil Rights Commission (“Commission”) for administrative enforcement actions pursuant to I.C. 22-9.5-6, and the said County Auditor shall refer all said complaints to the Commission as provided for under division (A) above for purposes of investigation, resolution, and appropriate relief, as provided for under I.C. 22-9.5-6.
(C) All departments and agencies of the county 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 County Auditor and the Commission to further such purposes.
(D) The County Auditor, or the designee thereof, shall provide information to the extent available on remedies available to any aggrieved person, or complainant, requesting such information.
(Ord. 94-4, passed 2-7-1994; Ord. 2023-14, passed 10-2-2023)