(a) It is the intention of the city council that the diversity and inclusion department’s staff, supervised by its director, shall be the agency (the “agency”) to receive and investigate all complaints of alleged violations of this division.
(b) A complaint under this division must be brought within 90 calendar days of the occurrence of the alleged discriminatory act. Any such complaint shall be in wiring, under oath or affirmation, and shall contain such information and be in such form as the agency requires.
(c) Upon filing of said complaint the director or his or her designee, not later than the 10th day after the complaint is received, will notify parties to the complaint that a complaint has been filed.
(d) The agency shall attempt to resolve such complaints by informal methods of conference, conciliation and persuasion. An investigation shall remain open until as provided in this division, a conciliation agreement is executed and approved, a determination as to reasonable cause is made or the complaint is dismissed.
(e) If, upon finding of reasonable cause to believe that a violation of this division has occurred, and the agency cannot resolve the alleged violation through informal methods of conference, conciliation and persuasion, the director of the agency shall be authorized to refer the complaint to the city attorney requesting that a complaint be filed thereon in municipal court.
(f) If, following the execution of a written conciliation agreement between the agency and a party charged with a violation under this division, the director of the agency receives sufficient evidence that gives him or her probable cause to believe that the party who has executed a conciliation agreement has violated the terms of this division after the conciliation agreement had been executed, the director of the agency shall be authorized to request that a complaint be filed thereon in municipal court.
(1964 Code, § 13A-14) (Ord. 6205, § 4, passed 11-24-1968; Ord. 7962, § 2, passed 8-28-1979; Ord. 13981, § 1, passed 10-26-1999; Ord. 14344, § 1, passed 9-26-2000; Ord. 14832, § 2, passed 10-15-2001; Ord. 16032, § 1, passed 7-13-2004; Ord. 19374-09-2010, § 1 (Exh. A), passed 9-28-2010, eff. 10-1-2010; Ord. 24023-01-2020, § 1 (Exh. A), passed 2-2-2020)