[Adopted by Ord. No. 349 {§ 29.08(3), (5) and (6) of the 1961 Code}]
There is hereby created the Fox Point Fair Housing Commission.
This Commission shall consist of five members appointed by the Village
President and confirmed by the Village Board. Each of said members
shall be a resident of the Village. No person shall be a member of
the Commission until he has filed with the Village Clerk/Treasurer
a written acceptance of his appointment.
A.
The original
members shall be appointed for a term expiring April 30, 1968. For
the terms beginning May 1, 1968, in appointing the five members, the
President shall designate one of said members for a term expiring
April 30, 1969, another for a term expiring April 30, 1970, another
for a term expiring April 30, 1971, another for a term expiring April
30, 1972, and the fifth and final member for a term expiring April
30, 1973. After this original appointment, all terms shall be for
a five-year period commencing May 1 and expiring April 30.
B.
Even though
the term of a member has expired pursuant to the above provisions,
he shall continue as a member until his successor is appointed and
accepts his appointment.
C.
Any member
may be removed from the Commission at any time with or without cause
by a two-thirds vote of the members elect of the Village Board.
A.
Chairperson.
The members of the initial Commission shall elect a chairperson and
vice-chairperson for a term expiring April 30, 1968. Thereafter, each
May members of the Commission shall elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson.
It shall be the chairperson's duty, and in his absence the vice-chairperson's
duty, to conduct meetings of the Commission. The chairperson and vice-chairperson
shall continue to vote as members of the Commission.
B.
The Village
Clerk/Treasurer, or such other Village employee as the Clerk/Treasurer
may designate, shall act as Secretary of the Commission, keeping such
minutes and other records and typing such correspondence as may be
reasonably required by the Commission or any member thereof in the
performance of its duties. Except for the expense so incurred in connection
with the Secretary of the Commission performing his duties, the Commission
shall incur no expense which is the obligation of the Village without
express prior approval by the Village Board. The Secretary has no
vote.
In the event of a vacancy caused in any manner, a person shall
be appointed for the unexpired term.
The Commission shall have the following powers and duties:
A.
To receive complaints alleging violation of Chapter 612, Fair Housing, of this Code arising from bona fide transactions.
B.
To investigate such complaints in the same manner as a Police Department
or District Attorney investigates complaints.
C.
To attempt to eliminate or remedy any violation by means of conciliation,
persuasion, education or other means.
(1)
In those cases where the Commission obtains compliance with Chapter 612, Fair Housing, of this Code or the Commission finds that the complaint is without foundation, no public disclosure shall be made by the Commission of the names of the person or persons named in the complaint.
(2)
Nothing herein shall prohibit confidential communications and exchange
of information, including but not limited to the names of the people
involved and the results of any investigations, between the Equal
Opportunities Commission and the Equal Rights Division of the Department
of Workforce Development, the Governor's Commission on Human Rights,
the University of Wisconsin Human Rights Committee, and any other
organizations which are ruled appropriate by the Village Attorney
and the Fox Point Fair Housing Commission.[1]
D.
To render from time to time, but not less than once a year, a written
report of its activities and recommendations to the President and
to the Village Board.
