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AN ORDINANCE TO INCORPORATE THE DULUTH PROTECTED CLASS COMMISSIONS AS COMMITTEES WITHIN THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION AND FURTHER ALLOWING THE ADDITION OF OTHER COMMITTEES WITHIN THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION.
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BY COUNCILOR AWAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That Section 29C-1 of Chapter 29C of the Duluth City Code be amended as follows:
Sec. 29C-1. Declaration of policy and purpose.
The city council of the city of Duluth finds that discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, status with respect to public assistance, disability and familial status and discrimination in connection with real property financing or loans because of the social, economic or environmental conditions in which the real property is located, adversely affects the welfare of persons in the city of Duluth. Such discrimination detracts from the dignity and morale of persons in the city and adversely affects the functioning of democracy in the city. The principal purpose of this Chapter is to establish and further certain human rights in the situations hereinafter described. This Chapter shall be construed to set a public standard which is enforceable through compliance actions by the city of Duluth. Discriminatory practices which violate such rights are hereby declared to be unlawful and the adoption of this Chapter is deemed to protect such rights.
The policies and purposes inherent in this Chapter are:
(a) To encourage all persons in the city to join in the establishment and preservation of certain human rights;
(b) To declare that all persons in the city shall have, as certain civil and human rights, opportunities for obtaining credit, education, employment, public accommodations, public services and housing and real property, without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, status with res...
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