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City Council Agenda
CITY OF IOWA CITY
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December 15~ 2003 - 6:3J)'p.m.
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City Hall - Harvat Hall
410 E. Washington Street
ITEM 1. CALL TO ORDER.
ROLL CALL.
ITEM 2. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 2 OF THE CITY CODE, ENTITLED
"HUMAN RIGHTS," TO SIMPLIFY THE PROBABLE CAUSE DETERMINATION
PROCESS, TO PROVIDE FOR MEDIATION, TO STREAMLINE THE CONCILIATION
PROCESS, TO DEFINE LITIGATION WORTHY, TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR
PUBLIC HEARINGS, TO MODIFY THE POWERS OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMISSION, TO CLARIFY CERTAIN DEFINITIONS, AND TO MAKE ADDITIONAL
NONSUBSTANTIVE CHANGES. (SECOND CONSIDERATION)
Comment: Staff and the Human Rights Commission are recommending amendments to
the Human Rights Ordinance. The primary changes are modifying the process by which
probable cause determinations are made and establishing detailed procedures for
conducting public hearings. Staff has requested expedited consideration to allow
final reading within 2003.
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ITEM 3. ADJOURNMENT. -/ '~~ -~/~'--