(a) There is hereby established a Community Relations Office which shall consist of the Director of Planning and Development, the Special Projects Coordinator and Community Relations Liaison.
(b) The Community Relations Office will be charged with the responsibility of monitoring fair housing compliance as expressed in this chapter.
(c) The Community Relations Office will work with independent fair housing agencies on a contractual basis for the purpose of conducting monthly audits of real estate agencies, holding educational seminars, updating Federal, State and Municipal fair housing laws, statutes and ordinances, providing impartial mediation on impasses and demographic data on housing patterns and trends.
(d) The Community Relations Office will be responsible for the coordination of all local, State and Federal programs affecting on fair housing as well as working with local advisory groups interested in the monitoring of fair housing.
(e) The Community Relations Office will work with the local police and neighborhood organizations in the areas of education, intervention and other community relations activities to ensure a positive approach to fair housing.
(f) The Community Relations Office shall have authority to:
(1) Restrict solicitations;
(2) Hold administrative hearings on fair housing complaints;
(3) Investigate and accumulate evidence for possible litigation;
(4) Submit to the City of Euclid Law Department any violation of this fair housing chapter;
(5) Recommend any sanctions for violating this fair housing chapter.
(g) The responsibilities of the Director of Planning and Development shall include, but not be limited to, chairing the Community Relations Office on all hearings and meetings. The Director shall oversee all aspects of the Community Relations Office and have the authority to call meetings, initiate administrative hearings and call for the intervention of any legal authority for the enforcement of statutory provisions.
(h) The Special Projects Coordinator shall be directed to administer all contracts with independent agencies in the monitoring of fair housing compliance. Other duties shall include, but not be limited to, fair housing complaint investigations, administration of the City's anti-solicitation ordinance, attendance at any meetings directly relating to programs promoting fair housing, and chairing any ad hoc committees relating to this chapter and other fair housing issues.
(i) The Community Relations Liaison shall meet with neighborhood organizations to provide all necessary materials pertinent to fair housing; conduct investigations of complaints and gather data for possible legal action; meet with realtors on a periodic basis to establish consistency in the marketing, selling and renting of homes in compliance with this chapter; work with the Euclid Police Department's block watch office to coordinate fair housing programs on a neighborhood-by-neighborhood basis; attend seminars and other fair housing educational meetings; prepare timely reports on fair housing activities; and collate statistical demographics to determine housing trends for steering and blockbusting activities.
(Ord. 141-1992. Passed 6-1-92.)