(A) The authority and responsibility for properly administering this chapter and referral of complaints hereunder to the Commission as set forth in division (B) hereof shall be vested in the Town Council.
(B) Notwithstanding the provisions of I.C. 22-9.5-4-8, the town, because of a lack of financial and other resources necessary to fully administer enforcement proceedings and possible civil actions under this chapter, herein elects to refer all formal complaints of violation of the chapter by complaints to the Indiana Civil Rights Commission (“Commission”) for administrative enforcement actions pursuant to I.C. 22-9.5-6 and the Town Council shall refer all complaints to the Commission as provided for under division (A) of this section to the Commission for purposes of investigation, resolution, and appropriate relief as provided for under I.C. 22-9.5-6.
(C) All executive departments and agencies of the town shall administer their departments, programs, and activities relating to housing and urban development in a manner affirmatively to further the purpose of this chapter and shall cooperate with the Chief Executive Officer and the Commission to further the purposes.
(D) The Town Council or the Chief Executive Officer’s designee, shall provide information on remedies available to any aggrieved person or complaint requesting information.
(1992 Code, § 6-80) (Ord. 963, § 2, passed 1-27-1998)