[Resolution No. 07-06-2004B §§1 — 4, 7-6-2004]
A. The County
Executive with the advice of the County Council shall appoint or recruit
an official of the County as Fair Housing Officer to coordinate the
implementation of this fair housing resolution.
B. The County
shall acquire and disseminate information concerning citizen and individual
rights under Missouri State and Federal Statutes in the area of fair
housing.
C. The County
shall respond to allegations, complaints or evidence of discriminatory
practices in housing by accumulating information, cooperating with
citizens who wish to exercise their rights under any law which enforces
fair housing through conference and conciliation, if possible, and
by making referral to the appropriate authorities for legal proceedings
if efforts fail to resolve said complaints.
D. The County
shall maintain records including copies or correspondence, memoranda,
etc., which pertain to alleged violation of fair housing laws and
document that all of the above steps have been taken.