(a) Upon the filing or referral of a complaint as herein provided, the Director of Planning and Development or his designated representative shall cause to be made a prompt and full investigation of the matter stated in the complaint.
(b) During or after the investigation, but subsequent to the mailing or the notice of complaint, the Director of Planning and Development or his representative shall, if it appears that a discriminatory housing practice has occurred or is threatening to occur attempt by informal endeavors to effect conciliation, including voluntary discontinuance of the discriminatory housing practice and adequate assurance of future voluntary compliance with the provisions of this article. Nothing said or done in the course of such informal endeavors may be made public by the Director of Planning and Development or his designated representative, by the complainant or by any other party to the proceedings to the extent possible under the Texas Open Records Act, Article 6252-17A, V.T.C.S. and federal law without the written consent of all persons concerned.
(c) Upon completion of the investigation and informal endeavors at conciliation by the Director of Planning and Development or his designated representative, but within 30 days of the filing of the complaint, if the efforts to secure voluntary compliance have been unsuccessful, and if the determination is that a discriminatory housing practice has in fact occurred, the Director of Planning and Development or his designated representative shall recommend to the City Attorney that such violation be prosecuted in the municipal court of the city. With such recommendation, the entire file will be referred to the City Attorney. The City Attorney shall, within 30 days after such referral make a determination as to whether to proceed with prosecution of such complaint in municipal court.
(Ord. No. 1286, § 7, 11-13-79)