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.
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.
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.
E. To adopt such rules and regulations as may be desirable to carry out its duties in furtherance of the purposes and provisions of Chapter
612, Fair Housing, of this Code.