§ 5-4-3. PROMULGATION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS; COMPLAINT AND CONCILIATION PROCEDURE; COMPLIANCE CHECKS.

(A)

The Equal Employment/Fair Housing Office shall, subject to the approval of the mayor and city council, promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement this chapter and to carry out its purposes and policies; and shall receive, investigate and conciliate complaints of discriminatory employment practices or failures to comply with this chapter.

(B)

Any person claiming to be aggrieved by a discriminatory employment practice prohibited by this chapter ("charging party") shall, within 60 days of the alleged act of discrimination, sign and file a verified complaint setting forth the particulars of the alleged discriminatory employment practice or other violation of this chapter and containing other information as may be required by the Equal Employment/Fair Housing Office. A complaint shall be filed with the Equal Employment/Fair Housing Office. The Equal Employment/Fair Housing Office shall, within 30 days, investigate or cause to be investigated the complaint. If an investigation reveals that violations of any of the provisions of this chapter probably exist, the Equal Employment/Fair Housing Office shall immediately endeavor to eliminate or correct the practice or violation complained of by informal methods of conference, conciliation, and persuasion.

(C)

The Equal Employment/Fair Housing Office may conduct compliance checks to ascertain the status and progress of compliance under the provisions of this chapter.

Source: 1992 Code Section 7-4-5; Ord. 031106-12; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 20051215-010.