Bill No. 47-23 South Bend Human Rights "Homeless" the Protected Classes Ordinance

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Sec.2-129. Human Rights Commission created, composition; tenure of members, filling vacancies; removal, compensation. (a) There is hereby created a South Bend Human Rights Commission composed of nine(9) members who are residents of the City of South Bend and are representative of the racial, ethnic, religious, economic and educational groups in the community. (b) Successors to all members of the Commission shall be appointed for terms of four(4)years, except when appointed to fill a vacancy, in which case such appointment shall be for the unexpired term. (c) Members of the Commission may be removed by the appointing authority for just cause. All members of the Commission shall serve without compensation. Sec. 2-130. Appointment of members, quorum; election of officers; meetings; concurrence of majority required for action. (a) Six (6)members shall be appointed by the Mayor and three(3) members shall be appointed by the President of the Common Council. Each appointment shall be for a term of four(4) years. In the event of death or resignation of any member, his successor shall be appointed to serve for the unexpired period of the term for which such member had been appointed. Members of the Commission may be removed by the appointing authority for just cause. All members of the Commission shall serve without compensation and any five (5) members shall constitute a quorum. (b) The Commission shall elect from its membership once each year a chair, vice-chair and secretary. (c) The Commission shall hold one(1)regular meeting each month and such special meetings as the chair may deem necessary. (d) It shall take the concurrence of a majority of the Commission membership to take legal or official action, except that a determination of probable cause may be based upon a concurrence of a majority of Commissioners voting upon the case excluding members abstaining. Sec. 2-131. Powers and Duties of Commission. The Commission is empowered to and shall do the following: (a) Establish and maintain a permanent office in the City of South Bend. (b) Recommend to the Mayor for appointment an executive director, or such personnel as it may deem necessary, and to prescribe their duties. (c) Adopt,promulgate, amend and rescind such rules and regulations, procedural and substantive, as may be consistent with the provisions of this article and state laws. Such rules and regulations shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions of this article as it may hereafter be amended. (d) Formulate policies to effectuate the purposes of this article and make recommendations to the City to effectuate such policies. The several departments, commissions, boards,