Human Relations Commission

Members

The duties and functions of the Human Relations Commission shall be:

To cooperate with mayor, council and city departments, agencies and officials in promoting inter group relations which develop respect for equal rights
To promote respect for equal rights and dignity; to promote equal treatment to all persons to public accommodations and facilities
To promote equal opportunity to all persons to purchase, lease, rent or occupy housing
To maintain equality of opportunity and advancement in the city government
To create a file system suitable for use in the prevention of discrimination and promotion of equal treatment
To recommend to the mayor and council ordinances and resolutions which promote equal treatment and prevent discrimination
To commend institutions, organizations, groups, societies, businesses, etc., for successes in the area of human relations
To develop and maintain a list of human rights specialists who would be available to assist the community in the event of a human relations problem
To conduct hearings in the event of an allegation of a human relations violation by a city employee and to disseminate public information on methods of preventing human relations problems (codified ordinances chapter 270)