§ 10-14. Powers and duties.

The human rights and services board is an advisory board that shall have the following functions, powers and duties;

(a)

Recommend to the governing body, non-discrimination, equal opportunity and civil rights policies, procedures and programs which will protect against discrimination, promote the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the city, and/or which will create a welcoming, diverse community.

(b)

Receive and consider questions or proposals which in and of themselves do not constitute formal complaints of unlawful discrimination but are related issues.

(c)

Provide education and outreach on the policies, procedures and purposes of this chapter.

(d)

Accept contributions from any person to assist in the implementation of this chapter and to seek and enlist the cooperation of private, charitable, religious, labor, civic and benevolent organizations for the purposes of this chapter.

(e)

Regularly inform the members of the governing body, through distribution of its agendas, minutes, memoranda, reports, and other pertinent documents, of the items of business before the board, the ongoing status of such items, and the disposition of such items.

(f)

Cooperate with the federal and state agencies and other organizations or agencies whose purposes are not inconsistent with those of this chapter.

(g)

After obtaining governing body approval, the board shall be authorized to make application to any person, organization, city, county, state or federal governmental unit or agency for funds to implement or further the purposes of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 6897, § 2, 5-17-11; Ord. No. 7235, § 3, 8-16-16)