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

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(j) "Public accommodation" shall mean any establishment, organization or authority which caters or offers its services or facilities or goods to the general public, including, but not limited to, motels, hotels, theaters, stores, public restaurants, public library services, and public recreational services and facilities. (k) "Charging party" shall mean any individual charging on his own behalf to have been personally aggrieved by a discriminatory practice or the Director of the Commission with the approval of the full Commission charging that a discriminatory practice was committed against a person other than himself or a class of people in order to vindicate the public policy of the City of South Bend as defined in sections 2-127, 2-128.1, 2-128.2, 2-128.3, 2- 128.4 and 2-128.5 of this article. (1) "Charge" shall mean any written grievances filed by a charging party with the Commission. The original shall be signed and verified before a notary public or other person duly authorized by law to administer oaths and take acknowledgments; notarial service shall be furnished by the Commission without charge. To be acceptable by the Commission a charge shall be sufficiently complete so as to reflect properly the full name and address of the charging party; the name and address of the respondent against whom the charge is made; the alleged discriminatory practice and a statement of the particulars thereof; if of a continuing nature, the dates between which said continuing acts of discrimination are alleged to have occurred; and a statement as to any other action, civil or criminal, instituted in any other form based upon the same grievance as is alleged in the charge, together with a statement as to the status or disposition of such other action. No charge based upon discrimination in housing and housing related transactions as prohibited by this act shall be valid unless filed within one(1)year from the date of the alleged act. No charge based upon any discrimination other than housing and housing related transactions shall be valid unless filed within ninety(90) days from the date of the alleged act, or from the date of the termination of a published and meaningful grievance procedure provided by a respondent employer, or labor union. (m) "Respondent" shall mean any person against whom a charge is filed. (n) "Consent agreement" shall mean a formal agreement entered into in lieu of adjudication. (o) "Affirmative action" shall mean those acts which the Commission deems necessary to assure compliance with the South Bend Human Rights Ordinance. (p) The term "sex" as it applies to segregation or separation in this article shall apply to all types of employment, education,public accommodation, and housing. (q) "Disabled" or"disability" means, with respect to a person: (1) A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one(1) or more of the person's major life activities; (2) A record of having an impairment described in subdivision (1); or (3) Being regarded as having an impairment described in subdivision(1). The term does not include current illegal use of or addiction to a controlled substance (as defined in Section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act(21 U.S.C. § 802).