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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Amending Fair Housing Ordinance cwb/4-10-67 ORDINANCE NO. 2184 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 79-1, 79-8, 79-11 OF THE "FAIR HOUSING ORDINANCE" BY CHANGING SUBSEQUENT APPOINTMENTS TO TERMS OF THREE YEARS ; BY PROVIDING FOR THE DESIGNATION AND TERMS OF CHAIRMEN; BY DESIGNATING AN ACTING-CHAIRMAN; BY CHANGING THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF PROCEEDINGS ; BY EXEMPTING CERTAIN RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS ; REPEALING SECTIONS 79-1, 79-8, 79-11 AS HITHERTO EXISTING; ADDING A NEW SECTION THERETO SETTING FORTH THE PURPOSE OF SAID ORDINANCE; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. IT IS ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AMES , IOWA: Section 1. Sections 79-1, 79-8, and 79-11 of the Municipal Code of the City of Ames , Iowa, as hitherto existing, are repealed. Section 2. A new section to be numbered 79-1, is added to Chapter 79 of the Municipal Code of the City of Ames , Iowa, and is as follows : 79-1 Purpose. "The purpose of this ordinance is to provide for the general welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Ames, Iowa, by declaring discriminatory practices in the leasing, sale, financing, showing, and advertising of real property to be against the public interest, and by creating a commission for the investigation and conciliation of complaints thereof. " Section 3 . A new section to be numbered 79-1. 1, is added to Chapter 79 of the Municipal Code of the City of Ames , Iowa, and is as follows : 79-1. 1 Fair Housing Commission Created. "There is created, for the administration of this Chapter, a 'Fair Housing Commission* . This Commission consists of five members who shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council. Three of the members shall be appointed for terms of two years , and two of the members shall be appointed for terms of three years . Members thereafter regularly appointed shall be appointed for three years . Each regualr term commences on April 1 of the year in which the appointment is made. No person shall be re-appointed more than once, nor shall he serve in the aggregate more than six years . The Chairman of the Commission shall be designated by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council for a definite period, not to exceed three years . If the Chairman is to be absent from Ames for a week or more, the Commission may designate one of its members as acting- chairman, to serve during the absence of the chairman. In any case, where a vacancy is created in the membership of the Commission by death, resignation, or otherwise, prior to the normal expiration of the member's term, the Mayor, with the approval of the City Council, shall appoint a new member to serve the remaining portion of the term of the member creating the vacancy. cwb/4-10-67 Any or all members of the Commission may, at any time, be removed from office by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council. After the Mayor and City Council have so designated the Chairman of the Commission and the length of time he shall serve as Chairman, the Commission shall elect its other officers , determine its time and place of meeting, and may, except as herein provided, adopt such regulations not in conflict with the Law or ordinances of the City, as in its own judgment are necessary for the successful administration of the provisions of this Chapter, and shall, on or before December 31 of each year, furnish an annual report to the City Council. A majority of the members constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business . " Section 4. A new section to be numbered 79-8, is added to Chapter 79 of the Municipal Code of the City of Ames , Iowa, and is as follows : 79-8 Confidentiality of Proceedings. "In the event that the committee is successful in effecting a conciliation between the parties within thirty days thereafter, or sooner becomes convinced that no discrimination was practiced, the complaint and all proceedings shall be and remain confidential; and any disclosure thereof except as hereinafter authorized, by the Secretary, Assistant-Secretary, or any other member of the Commission shall be grounds for removal from office. In the everit that the Commission, upon investigation, finds no cause of action, and in the event that the case has received publicity, the Commission may, at its discretion, issue a statement of no cause of action. " Section 5 . A new section to be numbered 79-11, is added to Chapter 79 of the Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa, and is as follows : 79-11 Exemptions . "Nothing in the foregoing sections applies to: a. The rental or leasing of a housing accommodation in a building which contains housing accommodations for not more than two families living independently of each other, if the owner or members of his family reside in one of such housing units ; b. The rental or leasing to fewer than seven persons within a single housing accommodation by the occupant or owner of such housing accommodation if he or members of his family reside therein; C. Any bona fide religious institution with respect to any qualifications it may impose based on religion, when such qualifications are related to a bona fide religious purpose. " cwb/4-10-67 -3- Section 6. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed. Section 7. This ordinance is in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication according to law. Passed this 25th day of April 1967. L uise Whitcome, City Clerk D. R. N ro gh, Mayor 4/18/67 Moved by Fisher-LeBaron the ordinance pass on lst reading Aye : Jellinger, Judge, Pasley, Newell, LeBaron, Fisher Nay: None Ordinance declared passed on lst reading. 4/25/67 Moved by Newell-Jellinger the ordinance pass on 2nd reading Aye : Jellinger, Judge, Newell, Fisher Nay: None Absent : LeBaron, Pasley Ordinance declared passed on 2nd reading. Moved by Jellinger-Judge the rules be suspended, etc. Aye : Jellinger, Judge, Newell, Fisher Nay: None Absent: LeBaron, Pasley Rules declared suspended. Moved by Jellinger-Judge the ordinance do now pass. Aye: Jellinger, Judge, Newell, Fisher Nay: None Absent: LeBaron, Pasley Ordinance declared adopted.