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��p1JTH,& <br /> U rd <br /> 1865. <br /> OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK <br /> KAREEMAH N. FONvLER, CITY CLERK <br /> HEALTH &PUBLIC SAFETY APRIL 23, 2018 3:30 P.M. <br /> Committee Members Present: John Voorde, Karen White, Oliver Davis <br /> Committee Members Absent: Jo M. Broden <br /> Other Council Present: Tim Scott, Dr. David Varner, Gavin Ferlic, Regina <br /> Williams-Preston, Sharon L. McBride (late) <br /> Other Council Absent: None <br /> Others Present: Kareemah Fowler, Bianca Tirado, Graham Sparks, Bob <br /> Palmer <br /> Presenters: Aladean DeRose, Linda Mauller,Nick Molchan <br /> Agenda: Bill No. 18-17-Approving Extension of Human Rights <br /> Interlocal Agreement between City and St. Joseph County <br /> St. Joseph County Health Department Update <br /> Vice Committee Chair John Voorde called to order the Health and Public Safety Committee <br /> meeting at 3:30 p.m. He introduced members of the Committee and proceeded to give the floor to <br /> the presenters. <br /> Bill No. 18-17- Approving Extension of Human Rights Interlocal Agreement between City <br /> and St. Joseph County <br /> Aladean DeRose, Assistant City Attorney with offices on the 12th floor of the County-City <br /> Building, stated, I'm here on behalf of Lonnie Douglas, the Director of the South Bend Human <br /> Rights Commission who will be presenting the Ordinance this evening. We are here because on <br /> Valentine's Day of 2017, the County Council adopted a Human Right's Ordinance similar to that <br /> of South Bend's. At the time it had adopted the Ordinance, it did not have the authority to have <br /> South Bend investigate cases that came from the County. Those were to be investigated by either <br /> the Civil Rights Commission or the EEOC. Later in the fall of 2017, both you and the County <br /> Council entered into an Interlocal Agreement by which the City Human Rights Commission agreed <br /> to investigate cases for the County that arose out of the County's Human Right's Ordinance. Since <br /> that time, the Commission has been reviewing these cases and we have, I think, on file <br /> approximately thirteen (13) such cases that were received between November 2017 and April <br /> 2018. Those are thirteen (13) cases that would not have come through but for the Interlocal <br /> Agreement. However, we are still in the early stages so we haven't been able to tell if this trend is <br /> INTEGRITY1 SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY <br /> JENNIFER M.COFFMAN BLANcn L.TYRADo JOSEPH R MOLNAR <br /> CHIEF DEPUTY/DIRwmR OF OPERATIONS DEP[Trr(DIRECrOR OF POLICY ORDINANCE VIOLATION CLERK. <br /> EXCELLENCE I ACCOUNTABILITY I INNOVATION I INCLUSION I EMPOWERMENT <br /> 455 County-City Building 1 227 W.Jefferson Blvd.I South Bend,Indiana 466011 p 574.235.92211 f 574.235.9173 1 www.southbendin.gov <br />