Repealing Chapter 12 Relating to Fair Employment Practices

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The City of South Bend and all of its contracting agencies and departments shall include in all public works contracts herein- after negotiated a provision obligating the public wor';�s contractor not to commit any of the discriminatory practices set forth in Section 5 and shall require such contractor to include a similar provision in all sub- contracts. This provision shall apply to all public wor'::s contracts and said sub - contracts carried on by said city or on property under its ownership or control. SECTION 7. AUTHORIZED EXEMPTIONS Exempt from the requirements of this ordinance shall be : (a) Any employer of less than twelve people. Members of the immediate family of an employer shall not be included in deter- mining the number of employees. (b) Any bona fide religious organization whose membership or service is limited to persons of a single religious faith. (c) Any private organization having a purely social or fraternal purpose. (d) Any type of employment where or ancestry would be considered a employment. religious creed, national origin essential qualification of SECTION 8. HUMAN RELATIONS AND FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES COMMISSION (a) There is hereby established a South Bend Human Relations and Fair Employment Practices Commission which shall consist of nine c 4 members, each of whom shall be actual good -faith residents of the City of South Bend and shall be persons of integrity and good reputation. It shall consist of nine members who are broadly U representative of the religious, racial, ethnic, economic, educational, v and political groups in the community. Eight members shall be appointed by the Mayor and one member shall be appointed by the W President of the Common Council within 30 days from the effective J date of this ordinance. 0 4J ® (b) Of the eight members first appointed by the Mayor, three shall abe appointed for one year, three for two years, and two for three a4' years: the first appointment by the President of the Common Council `" shall be for a term of t} eee years.) In the event of the death or CU W resignation of any mem er, his successor shall be appointed to serve for the unexpired period of the term for which such member $4(D had been appointed. Members of the commission may be removed by athe appointing authority. All members of the commission shall $4.0 serve without compensation and any five members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. The commission shall elect from its membership once each year a chairman, vice - chairman, and secretary. The commission shalllmold one regular meeting each month and such special meetings as the chairman may deen necessary. It shall to ": °e the concurrence of a majority of the cot - mission to tare legal or official action.