Appropriating %57,200.00 Local Equal Employment and Equal Housing Opportunity Fund

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BILL NO. ORDINANCE NO. 7_f ?- l AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $57,200.00 FROM THE LOCAL EQUAL EMPLOYMENT AND EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY FUND TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND THROUGH ITS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION AND DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT: The City of South Bend is committed to equal opportunity in employment and housing. In attempting to achieve this goal, a local Human Rights Commission has been established. This Ordinance will enable the Human Rights Commission to resolve charges of illegal discrimination and to otherwise develop and implement programs designed to promote equal opportunity in employment and housing. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: SECTION I. The sum of $57,200.00 is hereby appropriated for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1984 and ending September 30, 1985. A total of $46,200.00 is appropriated from the Equal Employment Opportunity Fund under a grant from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and a total of $11,000.00 is appropriated from the Equal Housing Opportunity Fund under a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The appropriation shall be administered by the Human Rights Commission and Department of Economic Development and used for the operation thereof. SECTION II. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. Member of the Co on Council