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Burlington Commission on Human Rights, 1968
Human Rights Commission - Page 17
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-17- Section 305. Proceedings upon report or finding of probable cause. 1. If the investigating committee shall find probable cause to believe that the person charged has committed an unfair or discriminatory practice, it shall report the same to the Commission. 2. If the Commission shall find, on the report of the investigating committee or on its own investigation as provided in section 304(3) of this ordinance, probable cause to believe that the person charged has committed an unfair or discriminatory practice as defined by this ordinance, it shall direct appropriate person or persons to attempt to conciliate the matter, and it shall issue and cause to be served upon such person charged a notice stating that the charges against such person and requesting the cooperation of the person charged in conciliation. Service of the notice may be registered or certified mail or by any means provided for the service of original notices in civil actions. (Comment. If the Commission finds through its screening process probable cause to believe that the person charged has violated this ordinance, it will direct that conciliation efforts take place. It will send a notice to the person charged. This will be the first contact between the Commission and the person charged. The Commission will also send conciliators to attempt to secure voluntary compliance with the law. The conciliators may well be the same persons who served on the investigating committee, but they need not be. The ordinance is purposely flexible on this point.) Section 306. Proceedings toward conciliation. 1. If the person or persons directed to conciliate succeed in conciliation, they shall report tot he Commission and shall submit a proposed written conciliation agreement. The conciliation agreement shall be effective only if approved by the person charged and by the Commission. The complainant shall have an opportunity to be heard as to the terms of the conciliation agreement shall be effective only if approved by the person charged and by the Commission. The complainant shall have an opportunity to be heard as to the terms of the conciliation agreement, but the Commission may act without his approval. 2. If the commission accepts the conciliation agreement, it shall close the case, subject to whatever continuing supervision of the charged party is provided in the agreement. If the Commission accepts the conciliation agreement, it shall communicate the terms of the agreement to the Iowa State Civil Rights Commission. 3. If the Commission rejects the conciliation agreement, it may either direct that further attempts at conciliation be made or it may file its complaint of the discriminatory practice charged and proceed as provided in sections 308
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-17- Section 305. Proceedings upon report or finding of probable cause. 1. If the investigating committee shall find probable cause to believe that the person charged has committed an unfair or discriminatory practice, it shall report the same to the Commission. 2. If the Commission shall find, on the report of the investigating committee or on its own investigation as provided in section 304(3) of this ordinance, probable cause to believe that the person charged has committed an unfair or discriminatory practice as defined by this ordinance, it shall direct appropriate person or persons to attempt to conciliate the matter, and it shall issue and cause to be served upon such person charged a notice stating that the charges against such person and requesting the cooperation of the person charged in conciliation. Service of the notice may be registered or certified mail or by any means provided for the service of original notices in civil actions. (Comment. If the Commission finds through its screening process probable cause to believe that the person charged has violated this ordinance, it will direct that conciliation efforts take place. It will send a notice to the person charged. This will be the first contact between the Commission and the person charged. The Commission will also send conciliators to attempt to secure voluntary compliance with the law. The conciliators may well be the same persons who served on the investigating committee, but they need not be. The ordinance is purposely flexible on this point.) Section 306. Proceedings toward conciliation. 1. If the person or persons directed to conciliate succeed in conciliation, they shall report tot he Commission and shall submit a proposed written conciliation agreement. The conciliation agreement shall be effective only if approved by the person charged and by the Commission. The complainant shall have an opportunity to be heard as to the terms of the conciliation agreement shall be effective only if approved by the person charged and by the Commission. The complainant shall have an opportunity to be heard as to the terms of the conciliation agreement, but the Commission may act without his approval. 2. If the commission accepts the conciliation agreement, it shall close the case, subject to whatever continuing supervision of the charged party is provided in the agreement. If the Commission accepts the conciliation agreement, it shall communicate the terms of the agreement to the Iowa State Civil Rights Commission. 3. If the Commission rejects the conciliation agreement, it may either direct that further attempts at conciliation be made or it may file its complaint of the discriminatory practice charged and proceed as provided in sections 308
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