Amending Chapter 2 Human Rights Ordinance

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William C. Gilkey Director, Human Resources and Economic Development CITY of SOUTH BEND PETER J. NEMETH, Mayor COUNTY -CITY BUILDING SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601 May 5, 1976 M E M O R A N D U M TO: Members of the Common Council oOIUTION %2 � m w z � � z /NDIANP 219/284 -9409 FROM: Janice Hall, Director of the South Bend Human Rights Commission RE: Amendments to the South Bend Human Rights Ordinance The amendments to the Human Rights Ordinance which are propose result from our efforts to keep our Ordinance in accordance with state law, to gain for our Commission the status of federal recog- nition under the Equal Employment Opportunity Act, and to generally improve the functioning of the Commission so that it can more effec- tively serve all segments of our community. An outline of these amendments to the Ordinance follows: 1. Inclusion of the handicapped under the protection of the Ordinance. The inclusion of the handicapped brings the Ordinance in accordance with the recently amended state law. As section 2 -128 (q) describes, certification as being handicapped by the Indiana rehabilitation services board necessarily precedes the processing of a complaint of such a person. The last sentence of Section 2 -128 (o) allows a handicapped person to file a complaint with the Commission prior to being certified, however, this will avoid a possible problem in that the ninety day limitation period on filing a complaint will not be an impediment should certification procedures be cumbersome and time consuming. The certification provision basically reflects the state law.