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Civil rights and race relations materials, 1957-1964

An Ordinance on Human Rights and Unlawful Practices Page 3

The commission may name such subcommittees as in its judgment will aid in effectuating the purposes of this ordinance and may empower them to study the problems of prejudice, intolerance, bigotry and discrimination in all or any fields of human relationship within the purview of this ordinance. 

Sec.   .   DUTIES GENERALLY. 

  It shall be the duty of the commission to: 

(a) Receive and seek conciliation of complaints, hold hearings, and report its recommendations in accordance with the provisions of this article. 

(b) From time to time, render to the city council a weitten report of its activities and recommendations. 

(c) Formulate and carry out a comprehensive educational program designed to prevent and eliminate discrimination because of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin or place of birth. 

(d) Adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purpose and provisions of this article. 

(e) Study problems of group relationships within the city, and to advise and cooperate with the mayor, the city council, the city attorney and all other city agencies, boards and officials with relation to any such problems. The commission shall further make recommendations to the mayor, the city council, the city attorney, agencies and officials, for the betterment of intergroup relationships within the community. 

The commission is further authorized to: 

(1) Devise and recommend to the mayor and city council ways and means of discouraging and combating prejudice, intolerance and bigotry in all groups and in their relations with one another. 

(2) Discover all practices and policies calculated to create conflicts and tension and recommend ways and means for their elimination. 

(3) Report and recommend mrans of eliminating any unfair or unjust discrimination against any person or group which would be deemed detrimental to the best interests of the community. 

(4) Enlist the cooperation of all racial, religious, educational, community, civic, labor, fraternal and benevolent

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The commission may name such subcommittees as in its judgment will aid in effectuating the purposes of this ordinance and may empower them to study the problems of prejudice, intolerance, bigotry and discrimination in all or any fields of human relationship within the purview of this ordinance. Sec. . DUTIES GENERALLY. It shall be the duty of the commission to: (a) Receive and seek conciliation of complaints, hold hearings, and report its recommendations in accordance with the provisions of this article. (b) From time to time, render to the city council a weitten report of its activities and recommendations. (c) Formulate and carry out a comprehensive educational program designed to prevent and eliminate discrimination because of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin or place of birth. (d) Adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purpose and provisions of this article. (e) Study problems of group relationships within the city, and to advise and cooperate with the mayor, the city council, the city attorney and all other city agencies, boards and officials with relation to any such problems. The commission shall further make recommendations to the mayor, the city council, the city attorney, agencies and officials, for the betterment of intergroup relationships within the community. The commission is further authorized to: (1) Devise and recommend to the mayor and city council ways and means of discouraging and combating prejudice, intolerance and bigotry in all groups and in their relations with one another. (2) Discover all practices and policies calculated to create conflicts and tension and recommend ways and means for their elimination. (3) Report and recommend mrans of eliminating any unfair or unjust discrimination against any person or group which would be deemed detrimental to the best interests of the community. (4) Enlist the cooperation of all racial, religious, educational, community, civic, labor, fraternal and benevolent