(a) It is the intention of the city council that the diversity and inclusion department and its staff supervised by its director shall be the agency (the “agency”) authorized to enforce the provisions of this division under the supervision of the city manager or his or her designee as provided under § 2 of Chapter V of the Charter, as further provided hereinafter, and as further provided under state and federal law.
(b) The director is encouraged to cooperate with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Attorney General of the United States in the enforcement of the Fair Housing Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601 et seq., as amended, and may assist the secretary or attorney general in any way consistent with the policy of this division. The director is encouraged to cooperate with the Civil Rights Division of the Texas Workforce Commission in the enforcement of the Texas Fair Housing Act, and may assist the civil Rights Division of the Texas Workforce Commission in any way consistent with the policy of this division.
(c) The director may order discovery in aid of investigations under this division. Such discovery may be ordered to the same extent and is subject to the same limitations as would apply if the discovery were ordered in aid of a civil action in a Texas State District Court.
(Ord. 11075, § 1, passed 4-21-1992; Ord. 13981, § 1, passed 10-26-1999; Ord. 14344, § 1, passed 9-26-2000; 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)