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r r <br /> City may furnish the Commission, upon its request, all <br /> records, papers, and information in their possession <br /> relating to any matter before the Commission. <br /> (e) Te Receive and investigate charges of discriminatory <br /> practices. The Commission shall not hold hearings in the <br /> absence of a charge as herein defined. All investigations <br /> of charges shall be conducted by staff members of the <br /> Commission. <br /> (f) Te Issue such publications and such results of <br /> investigations and research as in its judgment will tend to <br /> minimize or eliminate discrimination because of race, color, <br /> religion, sex, handicap, national origin or ancestry, or <br /> familial status in the case of housing. <br /> (g) 'fie Prepare and issue a report annually to the Common <br /> Council and Mayor, describing in detail the investigation <br /> and conciliation proceedings it has conducted and their <br /> outcome, the progress made and any other work performed and <br /> achievements towards the elimination of discrimination. <br /> (h) Te Prevent any person from discharging, expelling or <br /> otherwise discriminating against any other person because he <br /> filed a charge or has testified in any hearing before this <br /> Commission or has in any way assisted the Commission in any <br /> matter under investigation. <br /> ( i) Te Appoint hearing officers, hold hearings, subpoena <br /> witnesses, compel their attendance, administer oaths, take <br /> the testimony of any such person under oath, and require the <br /> production for examination of any books; and papers <br /> relating to any matter under investigation or in question <br /> before the Commission. The Commission shall have the <br /> exclusive power to subpoena, but it shall consult with the <br /> Department of Law concerning the issuance of a subpoena. <br /> Previded;-that The Department of Law may veto the issuance <br /> of a subpoena if and only if such an issuance would be an <br /> abuse of the Commission' s subpoena power. Abuse of the <br /> Commission' s subpoena power shall include but not be limited <br /> to use of such subpoena power for harassment purposes, <br /> issuance of a subpoena for information clearly irrelevant to <br /> the investigation being conducted, and issuance of a <br /> subpoena for information over an excessively broad span of <br /> time. Contumacy or refusal to obey a subpoena issued <br /> pursuant to this section shall constitute a contempt. All <br /> hearings shall be held within the City of South Bend at a <br /> location determined by the Commission. A citation of <br /> contempt may be issued upon application by the Commission to <br /> the circuit or superior court, or judge thereof, in the <br /> County in which the hearing is held or in which the witness <br /> resides or transacts business. <br /> ( 1) Te The Commission shall state its finding of <br /> fact after a hearing, and, if the Commission finds a <br /> person has engaged in an unlawful discriminatory <br /> practice, it may cause to be served on such person an <br /> order requiring such person to cease and desist from <br /> the unlawful discriminatory practice and requiring such <br /> person to take further affirmative action as will <br /> effectuate the purposes of this article, including but <br /> not limited to the power to restore charging party's <br /> losses incurred as a result of discriminatory <br /> treatment, as the Commission may deem necessary to <br />