(a) Within 30 days of the close of the hearing, the Discrimination Review Committee shall deliver its recommendations to the Law Department. The Law Department shall have 30 days to adopt, reject or amend the recommendations of the Discrimination Review Committee. The Law Department’s decision shall be rendered in the form of a written order which shall include findings of fact and a statement as to whether the respondent has violated § 557.03 and such remedial actions as the Law Department may order pursuant to § 557.13. The order shall be served upon the parties by certified mail within 15 days of the date of the decision. The order shall be available for public inspection, and a copy shall be provided to any person upon request and payment of reproduction costs.
(b) If the Discrimination Review Committee is unable to make a recommendation to the Law Department within the prescribed time frame in division (a) above, the Administrator shall notify the Law Department, the complainant and the respondent in writing of the reasons for not doing so.
(Ord. 212-01, passed 10-3-2001)