Section
103.01 Establishment of Non-discriminatory Practices Review Committee
103.02 Public policy and purpose
103.03 Application and exclusions of Chapter 103
103.04 Exclusive jurisdiction
103.05 Meetings of NDPRC and annual report
103.06 Powers of NDPRC
103.07 Discriminatory practices
103.08 Complaint processing
(A) There is hereby established the Non-discriminatory Practices Review Committee (NDPRC) as a Commission authorized understate law by I.C. § 22-9-1-12.1.
(B) The NDPRC is comprised of five members of which three shall be members of the Town Council and two shall be made up from either Zionsville resident(s) and/or Zionsville business owner(s) who are not council members. One resident or business owner member shall be selected by the Town Council and one shall be selected by the Town Executive. The Town Council shall select three of its members to serve as members of the NDPRC. The committee members shall select a committee chairperson from among their membership at their first meetine in each calendar year. All appointments to the NDPRC expire at midnight on December 31 of each year. NDPRC Committee members may be reappointed for an unlimited number of terms at the discretion of the appointing authority. All members serve at the pleasure of their appointing authority and can be removed at any time. Any member that is removed or resigns during the term of his/her appointment shall be replaced by the appointing authority within 30 days from receipt of removal or resignation. Initial appointments to the NDPRC may be made prior to January 1 and shall serve until December 31 of the year in which they were appointed.
(C) Any information regarding a complaint, and all actions taken by the NDPRC shall be confidential and not made public, except as required by state or federal law. Members of the NDPRC shall sign a confidentiality agreement regarding certain information in order to protect complainants and those against whom allegations have been made. The NDPRC shall retain the confidentiality of a complaint unless the circumstances will require release per state statute.
(Ord. 2015-09, passed 7-7-2015)
(A) It is the policy of the Town of Zionsville that it does not discriminate in the provision of its services or programs on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or familial, veteran or military status. It is the public policy of the Town of Zionsville to provide equal opportunity for education, employment, access to public accommodations, and acquisition through purchase or rental of real property, including, but not limited to housing, and to eliminate segregation or separation based on race, religion, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or familial, veteran or military status.
(B) Denial of equal opportunity to persons because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or familial, veteran or military status is contrary to the principles of freedom and equality of opportunity and is a burden to the public policy of the Town and are considered discriminatory practices. The purpose of the chapter is to promote equal opportunity without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or familial, veteran or military status.
(C) It is also the public policy of the town to protect employers, businesses and other organizations, labor organizations, employment agencies, property owners, real estate brokers, builders, and lending institutions from unfounded charges of discrimination.
(Ord. 2015-09, passed 7-7-2015)
§ 103.03 EXCLUSIONS FROM CHAPTER 103.
(A) This chapter doe s not apply to churches, church schools, church affiliated day care centers, not-for-profit organizations and/or associations operated primarily for a religious purpose. This chapter does not apply to any not-for-profit association, social club, fraternal society or corporation organized exclusively for religious or fraternal purposes and that is not open to the general public.
(Ord. 2015-09, passed 7-7-2015)
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