The Community Relations Commission shall have the following powers and duties:
(1). To act to eliminate discriminatory housing practices;
(2). To act to assure to persons living or desiring to live in the Village, or in any particular dwelling, the opportunity to purchase, lease or rent a dwelling without discrimination;
(3). To outreach to potential minority home seekers to welcome their consideration of residency in the Village;
(4). To gather and provide for the exchange of information relative to the provisions of this Chapter among real estate brokers and salespersons, lenders, developers, employers, municipal officials and community groups within and without the Village;
(5). To engage in such recruitment, research and public communication and create such advisory councils as may be authorized to effectuate the purposes and terms of this Chapter;
(6). To establish educational programs for local civic, business, religious, education and other community leaders;
(7). To participate in regional fair housing leadership groups to promote a greater understanding and support for fair housing;
(8). To coordinate its activities with those of Federal and State agencies;
(9). To receive, investigate, conciliate, settle and dismiss complaints filed by either an aggrieved person or the Village Manager charging discrimination in housing;
(10). To seek conciliation of, hold hearings, and make findings of fact with respect to any such complaint;
(11). To administer oaths, take sworn testimony and subpoena witnesses and pertinent documents;
(12). To seek temporary relief (judicial enforcement) to enforce its orders;
(13). To recommend the issuance of orders subject to approval by the Board of Trustees, and publish its findings of fact and recommended orders after submission to the Board;
(14). To render from time to time, but not less than every twelve (12) months, a written report to municipal officials of its activities and recommendations with respect to fair housing practices, which written report shall be made public after submission to the Board of Trustees; and
(15). To adopt, promulgate, amend and rescind, after approval of the Board of Trustees, such rules, regulations and other procedures as may be necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Chapter.