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CITY Of SOUTH BEND <br />PETER J. NEMETH, Mayor <br />COUNTY -CITY BUILDING SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601 <br />DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT <br />COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM <br />Carl Ellison <br />Director <br />Jon R. Hunt <br />Deputy Director <br />August 22, 1979 <br />South Bend Common Council <br />County -City Building <br />227 W. Jefferson Blvd. <br />South Bend, IN 46601 <br />Re: Amendments to South Bend <br />Human Rights Ordinance <br />Dear Council Members: <br />HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION <br />Virginia Chism <br />Executive Director <br />12th fir. County -City Bldg. <br />Phone - (219) 2849355 <br />With this letter, the South Bend Human Rights Commission <br />is submitting amendments to the South Bend Human Rights <br />Ordinance to the South Bend Common Council. <br />In the recent legislative sessions, the Indiana General <br />Assembly amended the statute providing for local Human Rights <br />Commissions. The proposed ordinance submitted with this letter <br />is an attempt to conform South Bend's ordinance with the state's <br />requirements. <br />Major changes include the definition of the term "employer" <br />in Section 2- 128(e), the procedure for review of decisions of <br />the commission in Section 2- 131(1)(2), and the power to transfer <br />and receive cases from the Indiana Civil Rights Commission and <br />other agencies in Section 2- 131(1). <br />Members of the Commission will be pleased to meet with Council <br />members in caucus to discuss the proposed changes prior to public <br />hearing. <br />VeW truly yours, <br />Is'adore D. Rosenfeld, Ch4a�rperson <br />South Bend Human Rights Commission <br />