(a) Any person claiming to have been subjected to any discriminatory practice as defined by this article may file a complaint by appearing before the governing body and furnishing such information as the City Council may require. Any complaint filed pursuant to this article must be filed with the city within 60 days of the date of the alleged incident.
(b) (1) Every complaint of a violation of this article shall be referred to the governing body of the city. The city shall forthwith notify the person against whom the complaint is made.
(2) The identity of the aggrieved person shall be made known to the person against whom the complaint is made at that time. If the city, after its investigation and the investigation, if any, conducted by authorized employees of the city, finds that there is no merit to the complaint, the same shall be dismissed.
(3) If the city finds that there is merit to the complaint, in its opinion, then and in that event, the city will endeavor to eliminate the alleged discriminatory practice by conference and conciliation.
(c) Nothing in this article shall prohibit the Mayor of the city from appointing a committee to assist in the review, investigation and determination of any grievances filed hereunder, and the Mayor may delegate the necessary authority to the committee to perform any of the duties required of the Mayor by this article.
(d) If the city is unable to eliminate the alleged discriminatory practice by conference and conciliation, then and in that event, the city shall forward the complaint to the City Attorney for handling. The final determination of whether or not to prosecute on the complaint shall be left to the City Attorney.
(1987 Code, § 8-505)