(A) The City Council shall designate an agent to investigate, make determinations of probable cause and seek to conciliate apparent violations of this chapter. Conciliation efforts may be initiated by any person said to be subject to discrimination as defined in this chapter.
(B) The City Council shall establish a hearing board which in turn shall adopt formal rules and procedures to hear complaints and make appropriate findings. Such procedures shall be made known to all parties of a given charge of discrimination. Hearings by the Board shall commence whenever the agent acting on behalf of the city decides a conciliation failure has occurred and the respondent agrees to participate in the Hearing Board proceedings. Hearings open to the public may be initiated by the responding party at any time during the conciliation process.
('90 Code, § 10.1-8) (Ord. passed 6-20-78)