The Human Rights Commission is authorized to:
(A) Receive, initiate, investigate, hear, and determine charges of violations of ordinances, orders, or resolutions forbidding discrimination adopted by the city;
(B) Compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence before it by subpoena issued by the Carter Circuit Court;
(C) Issue remedial orders, after notice and hearing, requiring cessation of violations;
(D) Issue such affirmative orders as in its judgment will carry out the purpose of this article;
(E) Employ at its own expense an executive director, attorneys, hearing examiners, clerks, and other employees and agents;
(F) Enter into cooperative working agreements with federal or state agencies to achieve the purpose of this article; and
(G) In its own discretion, or upon the request of the City Council, or the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights, refer a matter under its jurisdiction to the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights for initial action or review.
(Ord. 150.2, passed 8-13-79)
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Cross reference:
Personnel policies, affirmative action program, see Ch. 27