It is the policy of the Village of Canajoharie to obey all applicable
fair housing laws, that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color,
national origin or sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied
the benefit of or be subject to discrimination under any program or
activity funded, in whole or in part, with community development funds,
and to affirmatively further fair housing.
It shall be the policy of the Village of Canajoharie that the
following affirmative actions be complied with:
A. A copy of this chapter and the accompanying plan, together with a
copy of Executive Order 11063, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1968, and copies of other applicable laws and regulations shall be
kept on file in the Municipal Building.
B. Discrimination complaint forms approved by the Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) will be available to the general public
at the Municipal Building.
C. Assistance shall be provided to all persons in filing the forms,
and all eligible persons shall be referred to legal aid or comparable
service agency for further assistance, if necessary.
D. Copies of HUD Fair Housing pamphlets will be distributed to all interested
parties, upon request.
E. All advertising for the community development program will use the
Equal Housing Opportunity logo type and statement.
F. The Fair Housing Officer will collect all complaints filed with the
Village and perform preliminary investigation to ascertain and verify
the allegation.
G. If the Fair Housing Officer is unable to conciliate the issue, he
or she will refer it to all state and federal agencies (United States
Department of Housing and Urban Development and the New York State
Division of Human Rights).
H. The Fair Housing Officer will forward a copy of this chapter to all
local banks and finance organizations and cooperatively work for voluntary
compliance with Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968.