Amending Chapter 2 Human Rights Ordinance

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W. To state its finding of fact after a hearing and, if the Commission finds a person has engaged in an unlawful discriminatory practice, it may cause to be served on such person an order requiring such person to cease and desist from the unlawful discriminatory prac- tice and requiring such person to take further affirmative action as will effectuate the purposes of this article, including but not limited to the power to restore complainant's losses incurred as a result of discriminatory treatment, as the Commission may deem necessary to assure justice, provided, however, that this specific provision when applied to orders pertaining to employment shall include only wages, salary or commissions in an amount not to exceed that lost over a two year period; to require the posting of notice setting forth the public policy of Indiana concerning civil rights and,the respondent's compliance with said policy in places of public accommodations; to require proof of compliance to be filed by the respondent at periodic intervals; to require a person who has been found to be in violations of the South Bend Human Rights Ordinance, and who is licensed by a State agency authorized to grant a license, to show cause to the licensing agency why his license should not be revoked or suspended. (2) Judicial review of such cease and desist order or other affirmative action as referred to in this article may be obtained. Judicial review is instituted within thirty (30) days from receipt of notice by a person that such order has been made by the Commis- sion, if it determines that the person upon whom the cease and desist order has been served is not complying or is making no effort to comply. The Commission shall certify the case and the entire records of its proceedings to the Department of Law, which shall invoke the aid of an appropriate court to enforce the order. (3) If, upon, all the evidence, the Commission shall find that a person has not engaged in any such unlawful practice or vio- lation of this article, the Commission shall state its findings of facts and shall issue and cause to be served on the complainant an order dismissing the said complaint as to such person. (j) To 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 when so signed the consent agreement shall have the same effect as a above. If the Commission determines that a party to a consent agreement is not complying with the agreement, the Commission may obtain in a circuit or superior court upon showing that the party is subject to the Com- mission's jurisdiction and resides or transacts business within the County in which the petition for enforcement is brought. (k) t the issuance or a Temporary Restraining Order or a Prellmi unction when a complainant is suffering irreparable harm re m a discriminatory practice. and when the complainant is li to succeea on the merits or nis complaint with tae Commission. where a Preliminary Iniunction is granted, such an order will be in full rorce ana errect penaina the termination or proceeainas concernina ss SECTION 2 -132. Discrimination in performance of City contracts. Every contract to which the City is a party, including fran- chises 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,