(A) There is hereby created the Louisville Metro Human Relations Commission-Advocacy ("Human Relations Commission-Advocacy"). The Human Relations Commission-Advocacy shall be composed of ten members who shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the Council and such members shall reside in Jefferson County and no more than one member shall reside within any council district.
(1) The members so appointed shall include persons who are representative of the several social, economic, cultural, ethnic, and racial groups that comprise the population of Metro Louisville.
(2) The terms of the members of the Commission shall be for three years and until successors are appointed and qualified. The initial terms of the ten members shall be staggered for one, two and three-year terms. If any of the existing members of the Human Relations Commissions desire to serve a new three-year term of office. The remaining new members shall be appointed to a one, two or three-year term so that the one, two and three-year terms are distributed as evenly as possible.
(3) Members shall serve without compensation, but subject to the approval of the Mayor and within the limits imposed by the budget,they shall be allowed the necessary expenses attendant upon their duties.
(4) When a vacancy occurs on the Human Relations Commission-Advocacy other than as a result of the expiration of the term of appointment, the Mayor shall have the right to fill that vacancy for the unexpired term. Members are subject to removal by the Mayor at the discretion of the Mayor. Members shall be eligible for reappointment for additional terms.
(5) The Mayor shall appoint one of the members of the Human Relations Commission-Advocacy as Chairperson, who shall serve as Chairperson at the Mayor's pleasure.
(6) The Human Relations Commission-Advocacy shall meet as often as it deems necessary, but shall not meet less than bi-monthly.
(B) The Human Relations Commission-Advocacy shall endeavor to promote and secure mutual understanding and respect among all economic, social, religious, ethnic, and social groups in the metropolitan area, and shall act as conciliator in controversies involving intergroup and interracial relations. The Human Relations Commission-Advocacy shall cooperate with federal, state, and other local agencies in efforts to develop harmonious intergroup and interracial relations, and shall endeavor to enlist the support of civic, religious, labor, industrial, and commercial groups, and civic leaders dedicated to the improvement of human relations and elimination of discriminatory practices.
(Lou. Metro Ord. No. 129-2003, approved 7-18-2003; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 157-2003, approved 9-16-2003)