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Sharon L.McBride Chairperson Eli Wax
President JUL 0 5 2023
Health and Public Safety Committee
Sheila Niezgodski _ DAWN M.JONES
Vice-President South Bend Common Council CITY CLERK,SOUTH BEND,IN
Canneth Lee 4th Floor, County-City Building
Chairperson,Committee South Bend, IN 46601
of the Whole
Canneth Lee RE: AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
First District OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ADDING THE STATUS OF
"HOMELESS"TO THE PROTECTED CLASSES OF PERSONS
Henry Davis,Jr. UNDER THE SOUTH BEND HUMAN RIGHTS ORDINANCE,
Second District CHAPTER 2,ARTICLE 9, OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL
Sharon L.McBride CODE AND ESTABLISHING THE DEFINITION FOR
Third District "HOMELESS"
Troy Warner Dear Chairperson Wax:
Fourth District
Discrimination continues to exist in various forms in our community.
Eli Wax Some forms of discrimination are intentional and easily recognized. Other
Fifth District forms of discrimination may be unintentional and become recognized only
Sheila Niezgodski with the benefit of hindsight and after being identified as such. The purpose
Sixth District of the South Bend Human Rights Ordinance is to eliminate all forms of
Karen L.White
discrimination.
At Large The Human Rights Ordinance was amended to prohibit
Rachel Tomas Morgan discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity on March 27,
At Large 2012. With the benefit of hindsight and the hope of foresight, it is now time
to add the class of"homeless"as a protected class of persons under the
Lori K.Hamann Human Rights Ordinance to protect those who are often forgotten, ignored
At Large and vulnerable in our community. This addition to the Human Rights
Ordinance will protect another class of persons from discrimination and
remind all of the inherent dignity of all persons.
The proposed amendment adds the homeless to each section of the
ordinance that identifies protected classes. The proposed ordinance also adds
a definition of"homeless" and"homelessness"by reference to 24 C.F.R. §§
91.5, 582.5, and 583.5.
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Finally, the proposed amendment replaces "handicap" in section 2-132 with "disability."
This appears to be an oversight from a prior version.
I am filing this proposed ordinance for first reading on July 10, 2023, and request that it
be included on the Health and Public Safety Committee agenda to be followed by second and
third readings and public hearing on July 24, 2023.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely yours,
Lori K. Hamann., At-Large Member
South Bend Common Council
Filed in Clerk's Office
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