A. Pursuant to Idaho Code section 50-210, there is hereby established a human relations review board in and for the city of Sandpoint (hereinafter referred to as the "Sandpoint human relations review board" or the "review board").
B. The review board shall consist of a quorum of three (3) or more members. All members of the review board shall be appointed by the mayor of the city of Sandpoint and confirmed by the city council. Members shall be residents of the city. No member of the review board shall hold any office in any political party.
C. Members of the review board shall serve without salary but may be paid expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, as approved by city council.
D. One of the review board's members shall be appointed by the members thereof as chairperson. The chairperson will be responsible for setting review board meetings, coordinating with the mayor and city clerk regarding received complaints and answers, and generally ensuring that the duties of the review board are fulfilled.
E. The review board shall have jurisdiction over prohibited discriminatory acts committed within the city of Sandpoint as it relates to sexual orientation, gender identity/expression.
F. The review board shall be empowered to promulgate such additional procedures as it determines necessary to implement the intent of this section 5-2-10.
G. The Sandpoint city council hereby grants to the review board, with respect to prohibited discriminatory acts as defined herein, all of the powers necessary to the execution of its duties as set forth herein, provided that those powers shall not exceed those exercised by the Idaho commission on human rights now or as may be granted in the future by the Idaho legislature. (Ord. 1261, 12-21-2011)