HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Resolution 922SI,iJ'I'I®N N®. 922
A FAIR HOUSING RESOLUTION AND TO ADOPT THE EXCESSIVE
FORCE AND NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF
HANDICAPPED STATUS POLICIES
Fair Housing Resolution
LET IT BE KNOWN TO ALL PERSONS ofthe City of Central Point that discrimination in the
sale, rental, lease, advertising of sale, rental or lease, financing of housing or land to be used for
construction of housing, or in the provision of brokerage, rental services because of race, color,
sex, disability (physical or mental), familial status (children) or national origin is prohibited by
Title VIII of the federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988. It is the policy of the City of
Central Point to support the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 and to implement a Fair
Housing Program to ensure equal opportunity in housing for all persons regardless of race, color,
religion, sex, disability (physical and mental), familial status (children) or national origin.
Therefore, the City does hereby pass the following Resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED that within the resources available to the City through city, county, state,
federal and community volunteer sources, the City will assist all persons who feel they have been
discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, disability (physical or mental), familial
status (children) or national origin in the process of filing_a complaint with the Oregon Civil
Rights Division or the U.S. Department of Housing. and Urban Development, Seattle Regional
Office Compliance Division,. that they may seek equity under federal and state laws.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City shall publicize this Resolution and through this
publicity shall cause real estate brokers and sellers, private home sellers, rental owners, rental
property managers, real estate and rental advertisers, lenders, builders, developers, home buyers,
and home or apartment renters to become aware of there respective responsibilities and rights
under the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 and any applicable state or local laws or
ordinances.
THE FAIR HOUSING PROGRAM, for the purpose of informing those affected of their
respective responsibilities and rights concerning Fair Housing law and complaint procedures,
will at a minimum include, but not be limited to: 1) the printing, publicizing and distribution of
this Resolution; 2) the distribution of posters, flyers,. pamphlets and other applicable Fair
Housing information provided by local, state and federal sources, through local media of
community contacts; and 3) the publicizing of locations where assistance will be provided to
those seeking to file a discrimination complaint.
EFFECTIVE DATE
This Resolution shall take effect on September 13,.2001.
Policy of ~TondiscriYnination on the Basis
of gIandicapped Status
The City of Central Point does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in the
admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its federally assisted. programs or
activities.
The person named below has been designated to coordinate compliance with the
nondiscrimination requirements contained in the Department of Housing and Urban
Development's (HUD) regulations implementing Section 504 (24 CFR Part 8, dated June 2,
1988).
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Excessive Force
"It is the policy of the City of Central Point that
(1) its law enforcement personnel shall not use excessive force against any individuals
engaged in nonviolent civil rights demonstrations, and
(2) applicable state and local laws that prohibit physically barring entrance to or exit from
a facility or location which is the subject of such nonviolent civil rights demonstrations
within its jurisdiction shall be enforced."
Effective Date
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