It shall be unlawful for any bank, building and loan association,
insurance company or other corporation, association, firm or enterprise
whose business consists in whole or in part in the making of commercial
real estate loans to deny a loan or other financial assistance because
of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, disability
or familial status to a person applying therefor for the purpose of
purchasing, construction, improving, repairing or maintaining a dwelling,
or to discriminate against him/her in fixing of the amount, interest
rate, duration or other terms or conditions of such loan or other
financial assistance because of the race, color, religion, national
origin, ancestry, sex, disability or familial status of such person
or of any person associated with him/her in connection with such loan
or other financial assistance, or of the present or prospective owners,
lessees, tenants or occupants of the dwellings in relation to which
such loan or other financial assistance is to be made or given.
It shall be unlawful to deny any person access to or membership
or participation in any multiple listing service, real estate brokers'
organization or other service organization or facility relating to
the business of selling or renting dwellings on account of race, color,
religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, disability or familial status.
[CC 2000 §1-11-1; Ord. No. 654, 10-15-1984; Ord. No.
1283 §1, 4-18-2016]
The City will not discriminate in the hiring, promotion, disciplining
or removal of any City employee on the basis of disability status.
The City has adopted an affirmative action plan, copies of which shall
be available for public inspection at City Hall during regular working
hours.
[Ord. No. 1283 §1, 4-18-2016]
A. Purpose. In order for the City to assure that the discrimination prohibited by Chapter
220 and all programs or services it undertakes are established in a manner which assures that all residents of the City have an equal opportunity to participate or utilize such programs or services free of discrimination the following procedure is adopted for the processing of alleged complaints of discrimination.
B. Filing of Complaint. Any person who believes that
he/she has been discriminated against shall have the right to file
a written complaint alleging said discrimination with the compliance
officer.
C. Meeting on Complaint. The compliance officer shall,
within ten (10) days of the receipt of the alleged complaint, cause
a meeting to occur with the complainant and the City Attorney to determine
all details of the incident. The complainant may request that any
witness to the alleged incident be present to offer corroboration
to the complaint.
D. Record of meeting to Board. The City Clerk shall
make a written record of all information given at this meeting and
shall provide said record to the Board of Aldermen at its next regularly
scheduled meeting,
E. Board to Review Record. At its next regular meeting,
the Board of Aldermen shall review the record prepared and submitted
by the City Clerk and shall make a determination as to the validity
of the complaint.
F. Remedy. If it is determined that the complaint is
valid, the compliance officer shall make every effort to eliminate
such discriminatory practice or if involving a City program or service,
shall make adjustments to the program or service to assure that the
discriminatory policy is discontinued.