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HomeMy WebLinkAboutA001 - proof of publication, June 21, 1976 LEGAL NOTICE The chairperson of the Proof of Publication in The .ORDINANCEN0.2548 commission shall be AMES DAILY TRIBUNE AN ORDINANCENANCETO AMEND designated by the mayor with THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF the approval of The city THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA, BY council for a definite period, REPEALING SECTIONS 19 1/2- not to exceed three(3) years. 1001, 19 V2-1003, 19 1/2-1004, 19 1/2- If the chairperson is To be 1007, 19 1/2-1008, 19 1/2-1009, 19 1/2. absent from the City of Ames STATE OF IOWA,STORY COUNTY,es. 1010, 19 1/2-1011, 19 1/2-1012, 19 1/2- for a week or more, the 1013, 19 1/2-1014, 19 1/2-1015; AD- commission may designate DING NEW SECTIONS 191/2.1001, one of its members as acting I, JJRJtitX&XDJM**% W. T. Farley on oath 191/2-1003, 19 1/2.1004, 19 V2-10p7, 19 chairperson to serve during depose and say that I am pt1 , foreman of 1/2-1008,191/2-1009,19 V2-1010,,19 I/2- the absence of the chair- 1011, 19 1/2-1012, 19 1/2-1013, 19 1/2- person. After the mayor and the AMES DAILY TRIBUNE, a daily 1014,191/2-1015,19 1/2-1017,AND 19 city council have so newspaper, printed at Ames, Story County, '/2-1018; FOR THE PURPOSE OF designated the chairman of REVISING PROVISIONS AND the commission and the length PROCEDURES RELATIVE TO of time he shall serve as Iowa;that the annexed printed THE HUMAN RELATIONS chairperson, the commission C O M M I S S I O N A N D shall elect its other officers, Ordi nanrP #254A PROHIBITED determine its time and place DISCRIMINATORY PRAC- of meetings and may, except City of ATtIPR TICES; REPEALING ALL as herein provided, adopt ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF such regulations not in con- was published in said newspaper for l ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT flict with law, or .The or- HEREWITH TO THE EXTENT dinances of the city as in its OF SUCH CONFLICT AND own judgment are necessary consecutive weeks,the first ESTABLISHING AN EF- for the successful ad- and the last of said publication was on the FECTIVE DATE. ministration of The provisions BE IT ENACTED BY THE of this chapter and shall on or 1 ct day of 7 a CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY before December 31 of each OF AMES, IOWA: year furnish an annual report Section 1. That The Municipal to the city council.A majority 19- 76-• `7 Code of the City of Ames, Iowa,be of the members of the com- and the same is hereby amended mission shall constitute a by repealing Sections 19 1/2-1001,19 quorum for the transaction of Sworn to before me and subscribed my V2-1003,19 V2-1004,19 1/2-1007,19 1/2- business. 1008, 191/2-1009, 19 1/2-1010, 19 1/2- Sec. 19 1/2-1007. Powers and presence byJ�Ia34'X&XN SC, W. T. Farley 1011, 19 1/2-1012, 19 1/2-1013, 19 W2- duties of the commission. 1014,and 19 1/2-1015, and enacting The commission shall have this 241-h day JilrlF° new Sections 191/2-1001, 19 1/2-1003, the following powers and 19 V2-1004, 19 1/2-1007, 19 1/2-1008, 19 duties: 19 V2-1009,19 V2-1010,19'/2.1011,19 1/2- (a)To receive,investigate and 1012, 19 1/2-1013, 19 1/2-1014, and 19 pass upon complaints Notary Public 1/2-1015, said new sections to read ad follows: in and for Story County. Sec. 19 V2-1001. Purpose of chapter. Fees, $ 1 ��.29 The purpose of this chapter alleging discriminatory to the commission for fur- is To implement the provisions practices. te) I o prepare and transmit to therance of The purposes of of Chapter 601A,Code of Iowa, (b) To investigate and study the mayor and the city This chapter, with the ap- and to further provide for the the existence, character, council from time to Time, proval of the city council. general welfare of persons in causes and extent of but not less than once each (j) Undertake projects of The City of Ames, Iowa, by discrimination in public quarter annum, reports education to prevent p r o h i b i t i n g c e r t a i n accommodations, em- describing its proceedings discriminator ployment, housing and discrimination. y practices and investigations, based on race, creed, sex, education in This city,and to hearings, and the outcome Sec. 19 1/2-1008. Complaints. disability, age, national attempt the elimination of thereof, decisions rendered (a) Any person aggrieved by origin, religion, or ancestry, such discrimination by and any other work per- discrimination as defined by and to establish a commission means of education and formed by the commission. this chapter, or by one or for the investigation of conciliatjon. (f)To make recommendations more of the discriminatory . complaints of discrimination; (c) To hold hearings upon a to the city council for such practices defined and and to undertake projects of complaint of a further legislation con- prohibited by this chapter, education to prevent discriminatory practice. cerning discrimination may file with the com- discriminationi and, to Such hearing shall be held in because of race, creed, mission or its designee, a establish procedures for the accordance with such rules. color, physical disability, sworn and acknowledged conciliation Of such com- and regulations, not in- age, sex, national origin, complaint setting forth the plaints; and, To enforce the consistent with this chapter, religion or ancestry as it particulars of the alleged provisions hereof. as the commission may may deem necessary and d i s c r i m i n a t i o n o r Sec. 19 1/2-1003. Commission establish and promulgate in desirable. discriminatory practice. established; appointment, writing and be approved by (g) To cooperate with other Said complaint may be The city council. amended at an membership, terms. agencies or organizations, y Time. The There is hereby established (d) To issue such publications both public and private in commission or its designee the Ames Human Relations and reports of investigations the planning and conduct of shall notify the complaintant Commission whigh shall and research as in the programs designed to and respondent by consist of seven (7) members judgment of the commission eliminate racial, religious, registered mail, return appointed b The mayor with shall tend to promote good receipt requested, that the Y cultural and intergroup The advice and consent of the will among the variouscomplaint tensions. has been filed and city council. A racial, religious ious and ethnic received. shall take into considerationn and rescind regulations Appointments groups of The city and which (h) To adopt, publish, amend (b) The members of the the various racial, religious, shall tend to minimize or consistent with and commission and its staff cultural and social groups and eliminate discrimination in necessary for the im. shall not disclose the filing of geographical areas within the public accommodations, plementation of this acomplaint,the information 9 City of Ames insofar as may employment, housing and chapter, subject to the gathered during the in- be practicable. approval of the city,council.education because of race, vesti ation, or the en- Sec. 19 V2-1004. Designation of creed,' color, age, sex, (i) To receive, administer, deavors To eliminate such national origin, religion or dispense and account for discrimination or unfair chairperson, officers of The ancestry. commission; time, place of - any funds that may be practices by conference, meetings; rules and voluntarily contributed to conciliation,and persuasion, regulations; annual report, the commission and any unless such disclosure is quorum. grants that may be awarded made in connection with the conduct of such an in- vestigation. (c) The commission will not consider or process any hearing. Upon the completion tinance the purchase, complaint filed more than of the hearing, the com- acquisition, construction, 120 days after the time of mission shall forthwith poll its Sec.19 /2-1015. membership and announce its rehabilitation, repair or Discriminatory practices in occurrence of alleged maintenance of any real d i s c r i m i n a t i o n o r findings as to whether in fact employment. property, to discriminate It shall be a prohibited and discriminatory practices. herein because of race, discrimination exists or unlawful discriminator discriminatory acts or T y Sec. 19 1/2-1009. Report of creed, color,disability, sex, practice for any person,labor practices have been com- national origin,religion,age complaints To commission. milted. organization, or the em- or ancestry. to ee's agents or members The commission may If a majority of the mem- p Y designate any person to bers of the commission are of (d)Any person to discriminate thereof, an employer, em- receipt for and investigate in the furnishing of any loyment agency, or the the opinion that the person P complaints. Such designee of complained of has engaged in facility or services for any employer's agents or mem- the commission shall report to real property because of berstherof: or aided or abetted in a race, creed, color, the commission each such discriminatory practice (a) To refuse To hire, accept, complaint and findings and disability, sex, national prohibited by this chapter,the origin, religion, age or register, classify or refer to recommendations relating matter shall be referred to the employment, to discharge thereto. city attorney for the purpose ancestry. Sec. 19�/2-1010.Commission to (e) Any person to publish or an employee,or to otherwise of filing an information with circulate or to cause to be discriminate in employment attempt conciliation on the district court charging against any applicant for complaints. published or circulated any such violation of this chapter notice, statement or ad- employment, or any em- The commission sitting in as shall be indicated by the ployee because of race, executive session shall, as evidence presented to or vertisement or to announce soon as possible, but not less a policy or to use any form of creed, color, disability, sex, obtained by the commission application for The purchase national origin, religion, , than sixty (60) days after The or such other action as the city ancestry or age. complaint has been filed, attorney shall determine to be lease, rental or financing of consider each such complaint, warranted by The cir- housing; or To make any (b) To refuse to admit and in each instance where cumstances and facts of the record or inquiry in con- membership to any ap- the majority of the members case. nection with the propsective plicant, to expel any are of the opinion that a purchase, rental, lease, of members or otherwise to Sec.191/2-1012. probable showing of Discriminatory practices, real property which ex- discriminate against any discrimination has been made public accommodations. presses directly or in- applicant for membership or or of the existence of a IT shall be an unlawful and directly discrimination any member in the discriminatory practice, it prohibited discriminatory because of race, creed, privileges,rights or benefits shall direct a committee practice for any person to color, disability, sex, of such membership comprised of one or more endeavor to or aid and abet an national origin,age,religion because of race, creed, members of the commission endeavor to refuse, withhold or ancestry. color, disability, sex, to call upon the person alleged from,or deny to any person (f) Any person to aid, incite, national origin, religion, to have committed an act of for any reason directly or compel, coerce or par- ancestry or age. discrimination or to have indirectly relating to the race ticipate in the doing of any (c) Directly or indirectly engaged in a prohibited or color of such person or such act declared to be a advertise or in any other discriminatory practice for person's national origin, discriminatory practice manner indicate or publicize the purpose of attempting to religion, disability, sex or under tthis chapter, or to that individuals of any effect a conciliation between ancestry, the advantages, obstruct or prevent com- particular race, creed, the parties and to obtain facilities or services of any pliance with the provisions color, disability, sex, commitments designed to public accommodations. of this chapter or any national origin, religion, prevent recurrence of the Sec.19 1/2-1013. proceedings of the com- ancestry, or age are un- matters complained of. Discriminatory practices in mission or to attempt welcome,objectionable, not The commission may issue housing. directly or indirectly either acceptable or not solocited subpoenas for testimony or It is a prohibited and alone or in concert and for employment or mem- things deemed necessary for unlawful discriminatory cooperation with others to bership. the investigation of a com- practice for: commit any act declared by Section 2. That the Municipal plaint. person this chapter to be a Code of the City of Ames, Iowa, Sec. 19 /2-1011. Procedure (a)Any p discriminatory practice. be, and the same is, hereby fur- ih the showing, selling, (g) Any person to compel or ther amended by adding thereto when conciliation un- leasing,subleasing, renting, successful; complaint assigning or otherwise coerce,attempt to so compel new Section 19 V2-1017 and 19 V2- hearings. or coerce, whether acting 1018,said new sections to read as If the person complained of transferring or to alone or in concert and follows: refuses a meet with the discriminate in negotiations cooperation with others,any Sec. 19 V2-1017. Designation of for the sale, lease,sublease, person from purchasing or committee; or, conciliation p P hearing officer. and the obtaining of com- rental, assignment or other leasing any real property The commission may, in its mitmenTs against recurrence transfer of the title, because of such person's discretion,designate a person leasehold or other interest in race, creed, color, age, to act as a hearing officer in fails, the committee shall any housing unit against any report the matter to the person; or to represent That disability, sex, national the conduct of any required commission, which shall pick real property is not origin, religion or ancestry. public hearing and direct that the time and place for a public Sec. 19 1/2-1014. Exemptions such hearing officer preside hearing on the complaint and available for inspection,sale, lease,sublease,rental, relative to housing. over and conduct the hearing ran- Nothing in this chapter shall and report a recommended assignment or other sfer, when in fact it t so apply to: finding and order To the commission for the com- available; or to otherwise (a) The rental or leasing of a m i s s i o n's approval, provide for at least ten (10) deny or withhold any real housing accommodation in a modification, or rejection; days' notice thereof to be property from any person building which contains any provision of Sec.19 1/2-1011 given by the committee to the because of race, creed, housing accommodations to the contrary not complainant, the party color, age, disability, sex, for not more than two (2) withstanding. complained of and other national origin, religion or families living in- Sec. 19 1/2-1018. Reprisal; persons having knowledge of ancestry. aiding or abetting,prohibited. or direct interest in the (b) Any person to include in It is a prohibited and matters complained of. At the terms, conditions or dependently of each others, unlawful discriminatory such hearing, testimony may, privileges of any sate, lease, if the owner resides in one of practice for: be presented by either party, sublease, rental and such housing units. and by persons having assignment or any other (b) The rental or leasing to knowledge of or a direct in- transfer of real property, fewer than seven(7) persons terest in the matter com any clause, condition or within a single housing plained of. The commission, restriction discriminating accommodation by the presided over by its chair- against any person in the use occupant or owner of such person, shall constitute the or occupancy of such real housing accommodation if hearing board and either property because of race, the owner resides therein. party may appear on its own creed,color, disability, sex, (c) Any bona fide religious behalf or by counsel, present national origin,age,religion institution or organization testimony and cross-examine or ancestry. with respect to any witnesses. It shall be the duty (c) Any person engaged in qualifications it may impose of the commission to maintain lending money, guaran- based upon religion when order and maintain proper teeing loans, accepting such qualifications are decorum throughout the mortgages or otherwise related To a bona fide making available funds to religious purpose. (a) Any person to intentially aid,abet, compel,or coerce another person to engage in any of the practices declared prohibited and unlawful by this chapter. (b) Any person who discriminates against another person in any of the rights protected from discrimination on the basis of age, race, creed, color, sex, national origin, religion or disability by this chapter because such person j has lawfully opposed any practice forbidden under this chapter, obeys the provisions of this chapter,or has filed a complaint, testified or assisted in any proceeding under this chapter. Section 3. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. Section 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as required by law. Dated this 15th day of June, 1976. Lee Fellinger, Mayor Mary E. Paul, City Clerk Published in the Ames Daily Tribune, June 21, 1976.