[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Rothschild 4-10-2017.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: The ordinance adopted this date also superseded
former Ch. 295, Fair Housing, adopted 4-25-2016.
A.
State statute adopted. The Village Board of the Village of Rothschild
hereby adopts by reference § 106.50, Wis. Stats., as amended,
and all subsequent amendments thereto as if fully set forth herein.
B.
Authority and enforcement procedures implemented. The officials and
employees of the Village of Rothschild shall assist in the orderly
prevention and removal of all discrimination in housing within the
Village of Rothschild by implementing the authority and enforcement
procedures set forth in § 106.50, Wis. Stats., as amended.
C.
Complaints. The Village Clerk shall maintain forms for complaints
to be filed under § 106.50, Wis. Stats., as amended, and
shall assist any person alleging a violation thereof in the Village
of Rothschild to file a complaint thereunder with the Wisconsin Department
of Workforce Development, Equal Rights Division, for enforcement of
§ 106.50, Wis. Stats., as amended.
A.
Whereas, Section 104 (L)(1) of Title I of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 69 § 5304),
prohibits the state from expending or obligating any community development
block grant funds to any unit of general local government that does
not have or adopt a policy prohibiting the use of excessive force
by local law enforcement agencies within its jurisdiction against
any individuals engaged in nonviolent civil rights demonstrations;
and a policy of enforcing state and local laws against physically
barring entrance to or exit from a facility or location which is the
subject of such nonviolent civil rights demonstration within its jurisdiction;
and
B.
Whereas, it is in the interest of the Village of Rothschild to pursue
community development block grant funds and to adopt policy that complies
with Section 104(L)(1) of Title I of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1974, as amended (42 USC 69 § 5304); therefore:
(1)
It is the policy of the Village to prohibit the use of excessive
force by law enforcement agencies within the Village's jurisdiction
against any individuals engaged in nonviolent civil rights demonstrations.
(2)
It is the policy of the Village to enforce applicable state and local
laws against physically barring entrance to or exit from a facility
or location which is the subject of such nonviolent civil rights demonstration
within the Village's jurisdiction.
(3)
The officials and employees of the Village shall assist in the orderly
prevention of all excessive force within the Village of Rothschild
by implementing the authority and enforcement procedures set forth
in Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.
(4)
The Village Board hereby directs the Police Chief to implement this
chapter by amending applicable Police Department procedures.
Any person violating any provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the provisions of § 1-2 of this Code.
