2009-77 AMENDING CITY CODE - CHAPTER 28 - UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION

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ORDINANCE NO. 2009-77 ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE - CHAPTER 28 - - UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION - BE IT ORDAINED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS: Section 1. That Sections 6-2, 6-11 and 6-12 of Chapter 28 of the City Code of the City of Decatur, Illinois, be, and the same are hereby, modified, amended or added so that said Sections 6-2, 6-11 and 6-12 of Chapter 28 as so modified, amended or added shall provide as set forth below: Section 6-2. In lieu of the Commission presiding over a public hearing and hearing evidence in the matter, the City Manager of the City of Decatur may appoint a hearing officer for the purpose of presiding over a public hearing and hearing evidence in the matter. It shall be the decision of the Commission as to whether to request the appointment of a hearing officer. Section 6-11. In dismissing a case pursuant to Section 6-10, or in approving a dismissal of a charge pursuant to Section 5-5, the Commission may award the payment to respondent by complainant of respondent's reasonable attorney's fees as well as award payment to the City of Decatur or the Commission by the complainant the costs of maintaining and conducting the public hearing including, but not limited to the costs and fees of the hearing officer and court reporter if the Commission finds that the charge or complaint was frivolous, unreasonable or groundless or that the complainant continued to litigate after it became clearly so. Section 6-12. ... 12) Pay to the City of Decatur or the Commission all or a portion of the costs of maintaining and conducting the public hearing including, but not limited to the costs and fees of the hearing officer and court reporter.