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

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shall represent charging party at the Commission's expense in such court action for damages. The Commission shall seek such a judicial determination of damages within one (1)year of the alleged discriminatory housing practice. If it is impracticable for the Commission to seek such a determination within one(1) year of the alleged discriminatory act, it shall notify charging party and respondent in writing of its reasons for not doing so, and shall undertake such judicial determination as soon as practicable. (j) Reduce the terms of conciliation agreed to by the parties to a writing to be called a "consent agreement" which the parties and a majority of the Commissioners shall sign and when so signed the consent agreement shall have the same effect as a final decision of the Commission. If the Commission determines that a party to a consent agreement is not complying with the agreement, the Commission may obtain enforcement of the consent agreement in a circuit or superior court upon showing that the party is subject to the Commission's jurisdiction. (k) Institute actions in the St. Joseph Superior or Circuit Court for appropriate or equitable relief. (1) Transfer cases to the Indiana Civil Rights Commission or to an appropriate federal agency and to receive cases transferred from the Indiana Civil Rights Commission or from an appropriate federal agency. The South Bend Human Rights Commission shall proceed to act on any case transferred to it from the Indiana Civil Rights Commission as if the case had been originally filed with the South Bend Human Rights Commission as of the date the charge was filed with the Indiana Civil Rights Commission. Sec. 2-132. Discrimination in performance of City contracts. Every contract to which the City is a party, including franchises granted to the public utilities, shall contain a provision requiring the contractor and his subcontractor not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment who is to be employed in the performance of such contracts with respect to his hire, tenure, terms, conditions or privileges of employment, because of his race, religion, color, sex, disability, homelessness, or national origin or ancestry. Breach of this covenant may be considered a material breach of the contract.