(A) Established. There is established a City Human Relations Commission.
('74 Code, § 2-201)
(B) Composition; appointment and qualifications of members. The Commission shall be composed of fifteen (15) members. The members shall be appointed by the Mayor who shall select persons who are nearly as possible representative of several social, economic, religious, cultural, ethnic, and racial groups which comprise the population of the city. In addition, each member shall be a resident of the city.
('74 Code, § 2-202)
(C) City officials not eligible for membership. No elected or appointed official of the city may be a member of the Commission.
('74 Code, § 2-203)
(D) Terms of members. Initially the members of the Commission shall be appointed to serve for a term of one, two, and three years, and members appointed after the original appointment shall serve for a term of three (3) years each, except that if a vacancy occurs on the Commission other than as a result of the expiration of the term of an appointment, the Mayor shall appoint a successor for reappointment for additional terms.
('74 Code, § 2-204)
(E) Compensation. Members shall serve without compensation.
('74 Code, § 2-205)
(F) Election. The Commission shall elect a chairman, a secretary, a treasurer, and such other officers as it shall deem necessary.
('74 Code, § 2-206)
(G) Appointment of committees. The chairman of the Commission shall appoint such committees as the rules of the Commission shall provide and such other special committees from time to time as the Commission may deem necessary in order to carry out the purpose of this section.
('74 Code, § 2-207)
(H) Office space and other facilities. The Mayor is authorized to allocate adequate office space and to provide the necessary facilities for the Commission if the office space and facilities are available.
('74 Code, § 2-208)
(I) Frequency of meetings. The Commission shall meet once each month and as often as it deems necessary.
('74 Code, § 2-209)
(J) Rules of procedure. The Commission shall have the power to adopt rules to govern its proceedings.
('74 Code, § 2-210)
(K) Quorum. A quorum shall consist of eight members.
('74 code, § 2-211)
(L) General duties. The Commission shall endeavor to promote and secure mutual understanding and respect among all economic, social, religious, ethnic, and racial groups in the city, and shall act as conciliator in controversies involving intergroup and interracial relations. The Commission shall cooperate with federal, state and other city agencies in an effort to develop harmonious intergroup and interracial relations and shall endeavor to enlist the support of civic, religious, labor, industrial, and commercial groups an civic leaders dedicated to the improvements of intergroup and interracial relations and the elimination of discriminatory practices.
('74 Code, § 2-212)
(M) Receipt of complaints; investigations; hearings. The Commission shall receive complaints, and may conduct investigations, hold hearings, make studies, and have such studies made as will enable the commission to carry out the purposes of this section.
('74 Code, § 2-213)
(N) Recommendations to Mayor and City Council. The Commission may recommend to the Mayor and to the City Council such legislation as may be considered necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section.
('74 Code, § 2-214)
(O) Authority to accept grants and donations. The Commission, on behalf of the city, may accept grants, and donations from foundations and others for the purpose of carrying out its functions.
('74 Code, § 2-215)
(P) Expenditures; treasurer's reports. All expenditures shall be authorized by the Commission. The treasurer shall approve all expenditures, and he shall make a semiannual financial report to the Commission. Copies of such semiannual financial report shall be sent to the Mayor and the City Council.
('74 Code, § 2-216)
(Q) Services of city departments to be available. In order to assist the Commission in carrying out its functions, the various departments of the city shall, when directed by the Mayor, furnish the Commission with such information or services as they can provide.
('74 Code, § 2-217)
(R) Annual report. The Commission shall submit an annual report on July 1, of each year to the Mayor and to the City Council.
('74 Code, § 2-218) (Ord. passed 6-7-65)