§ 12-4-14. Human rights director.

(a)

There is hereby established the position of human rights director. the city manager shall appoint a person to the position of human rights director, who shall be a member of the city manager's staff, upon consideration of the recommendations of the commission with respect to the appointment. The human rights director shall report to the city manager and may be removed for cause by the city manager.

(b)

The human rights director shall be responsible for carrying out the policies of the commission and performing the duties assigned to him or her by this chapter, negotiating contracts or worksharing agreements with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Housing and Urban Development or other appropriate federal or state agencies and performing the duties assigned by these contracts and work sharing agreements. The director shall have the power and duty to make investigations of unlawful discriminatory practices under this chapter, and to file complaints with the commission when he or she has probable cause to believe that an unlawful discriminatory practice has occurred. The director shall further have the power and duty to attempt to conciliate any complaint of alleged unlawful discrimination under this chapter where there is probable cause for the complaint. The director shall annually prepare and submit a budget to the city manager. (Code 1963, Sec. 18A-14; Ord. No. 3128, 5/17/86, Sec. 4; Ord. No. 3850, 3/23/96, Sec. 7; Ord. No. 4549, 6/14/08, Sec. 10; Ord. No. 5126, 4/14/18, Sec. 1)