(A) The authority and responsibility for properly administering this subchapter and for the referral of complaints to the Commission, shall be as set forth herein.
(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 subchapter, herein elects to refer all formal complaints of violation of sections of this subchapter to the Indiana Civil Rights Commission (“Commission”) for administrative enforcement actions pursuant to I.C. 22-9.5-6 and the chief elected officer of the town shall refer all complaints to the Commission as provided for under division (A) above 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 purposes of this subchapter and shall cooperate with the chief executive officer and the Commission to further the purposes.
(D) The chief executive officer of the town or his or her designee, shall provide information on remedies available to any aggrieved person or complainant requesting the information.
(`93 Code, § 6-129) (Ord. 93-549, passed 1-11-93)