A. Administrative Release: A person claiming to be aggrieved by an unfair or discriminatory practice must initially seek an administrative relief by filing a complaint with the commission in accordance with section 8-4-1 of this chapter. A complainant, after the proper filing of a complaint with the commission, may subsequently commence an action for relief in the district court if all of the following conditions have been satisfied:
1. The complainant has timely filed the complaint with the commission as provided in section 8-4-3 of this chapter.
2. The complaint has been on file with the commission at least sixty (60) days and the commission has issued a release to the complainant pursuant to this section.
3. The complainant has requested an administrative release from the Iowa civil rights commission via the Dubuque human rights commission.
4. The complainant has received an administrative release from the Iowa civil rights commission.
B. Screening Of Complaint: It is the legislative intent of this section that every complaint be at least preliminarily screened during the first sixty (60) days. This subsection does not authorize administrative closures if an investigation is warranted. (Ord. 37-14, 6-2-2014)