The commission shall have the following powers:
A. To employ such personnel as authorized by the city council.
B. To adopt, promulgate, amend and rescind rules and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.
C. To hear and decide by majority vote complaints filed before it.
D. To approve settlements of violations.
E. To cooperate with public and private organizations, including the Illinois human rights commission and the department of human rights.
F. To hold public hearings to obtain information from the general public on the effectiveness of protection against unlawful discrimination afforded by this chapter and to accept public recommendations concerning the implementation of this chapter.
G. To revoke the city license of any violator.
H. To terminate any public contract of the city with a violator and to bar a violator from any future public contract with the city. (Ord. O-12-2010, 4-5-2010)