(A) The following procedures will be used to accomplish the purpose of Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968:
(1) The city shall inform all of its employees of the city’s commitment to equal opportunity housing;
(2) The city shall direct all employees to forward immediately to the Chairperson of the City Council any reports they receive of housing discrimination; and
(3) The Chairperson shall forward such complaints to the state’s Division of Human Rights within ten days of receipt of said complaint.
(B) Any person aggrieved in any manner of any violation of any provision of this chapter may file with the Board a written verified complaint setting forth his or her grievance. The complaint shall state:
(1) The name and address of the complaint;
(2) The name and address of the person against whom the complaint is brought, if known to the complainant;
(3) The alleged facts surrounding the alleged violation of this chapter (and date); and
(4) Such complaint shall state the names and addresses of all persons believed to have knowledge concerning the alleged facts.
(C) After the filing of any complaint, the Board shall serve a copy of the complaint on the party or parties charged, and the Chairperson of the Board shall designate a panel, as defined in § 92.02, to make a prompt investigation in connection therewith.
(D) If such panel shall determine, after such investigation, that probable cause exists for the allegations of the complaint:
(1) The Chairperson of the Board shall set a time and date for a conference with the Board; said conference shall be private; and
(2) At such conference, the Board shall interview the complainant and the person or persons against whom the complaint has been directed, and shall attempt to resolve the complaint by all proper methods of conciliation and persuasion.
(E) If, at any time after the date of filing of the complaint, the Board shall determine that such attempt at conciliation and persuasion would not be in furtherance of the objectives of this chapter, the Board shall thereupon proceed promptly to a full hearing on the complaint in accordance with § 92.06.
(Ord. 366, passed 2-1-1982; Res. 98-01-04, passed 1-12-1998)