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ORDINANCE NO. 71-3-442
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE XVI "HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION"
OF CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY
BY AMENDING SECTION 2-297 AND BY ADDING A NEW SECTION 2-305
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY
OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That Article XVI "Human Rights Commission"
of Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances City of Paducah, Kentucky, be
amended by amending Section 2-297 "Receipt of Complaints; investigations;
hearings; etc." so that said section as amended and reordained shall
hereafter read as follows:
"Sec. 2-297. Receipt of complaints, investigations; hearings;
powers; etc.
The Commission shall receive complaints, conduct investigations,
hold hearings, make studies and have such studies made as will enable
the commission to carry out the purposes of this article.
The commission shall have the following powers in addition to
those otherwise enumerated in this article:
(1) Receive, initiate, investigate, hear, and determine
charges of violation of ordinances, orders, or
resolutions forbidding discrimination adopted by
the Board of Commissioners of the City of Paducah.
(2) Compel the attendance of witnesses and production of
evidence before it by subpoena issued by the circuit
court of McCracken County.
(3) Issue remedial orders, after notice and hearing,
requiring cessation of violation.
(4) Employ an executive director, attorneys, hearing
examiners, clerks and other employees and agents
as are required to carry out the duties and powers
of the commission."
SECTION 2. Tjat Article XVI "Human Rights Commission'-
of
ommission"of Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances City of Paducah, Kentucky, be
amended and reordained by adding the following new section:
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"Sec. 2-305. Enforcement of Commission Orders.
The proceeding for enforcement of a commission order is
initiated by filing a complaint in the circuit court. Copies of the
complaint shall be served upon all parties of record. Within thirty
days after the filing of the complaint by the commission, or within
such further time as the court may allow, the commission shall
transmit to the court the original or a certified copy of the entire
record upon which the order is based, including the transcript of
testimony or as otherwise may be stipulated by all parties to the
proceeding and as established by KRS 344.340 and the rules of civil
procedure."
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its adoption.
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Passed by the Board of Commissioners. March 9,. 1971
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, March 9, 1971.