Amending Chapter 2 South Bend Human Rights Ordinance

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(j) The term "public accomodation" 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) The term -'ee piaiaaet!' "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 Section 2 -127 of this Article. (1) The term- 'eempiaiatu- "charge" shall mean any written grie- vances filed by a eempiaiaaat 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 acknowledgements, notarial service shall be furnished by the Commis - sion without charge. To be acceptable by the Commission a eempiaint charge shall be sufficiently complete so as to reflect properly the full name and address of the eepiaiaaat; charging party; the names and address of the respondent against whom the eeffipiaint 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 eempiaint- charge, together with a statement as to the status or disposition of such other action. No eempia }at charge 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) The term "respondent" shall mean any person against whom a eeMpiaiat charge is filed. (n) The term "consent agreement" shall mean a formal agreement entered into in lieu of adjudication. (o) The term "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 accomodation and housing. (q) "Handicap or handicapped" means the physical or mental condition of a person which constitutes a substantial disability. In reference to employment, "handicap or handicapped" aise means a the physical or mental condition of a person which constitutes a substantial disability unrelated to such person's ability to engage in a particular occupation. (r) The term "person" means one or more individuals, partner- ships, associations, organizations, corporations, labor organizations, cooperatives, legal representatives, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, receivers and other organized groups of persons. Section 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. -3-