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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 13A, "DISCRIMINATION", OF
THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS (-1964), AS
AMENDED, BY AMENDING SECTION 13A-48(b) TOs CORRECT=--P;~r
TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR IN A PRIOR ORDINANCE',_ ORDINANCE
NO. 8673; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUb1UL-
ATIVE OF ALL OTHER ORDINANCES-OR PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER
13A; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PROVISIONS OF THE
CODE OF THEmCITY OF FORT WORTH IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY;
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That Section 13A-48(b) of Chapter 13A of the Code of the
City of Fort Worth, Texas (1964), as amended, be, and the same is
hereby amended to read as follows:
"(b) In connection with such investigation, the administra-
tor may question and take and record testimony and
statements of such persons who appear, and may examine,
record and copy documents which are produced. If, after
requesting production of witnesses, information and
documents from the parties, such witnesses, information and
documents are not forthcoming, the administrator may notify
the Commission. After approval of the City Attorney, the
Commission may issue such notices and subpoenas as are
necessary to assure production of such witnesses,
information and documents."
SECTION 2.
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of
ordinances and of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas
(1964), as amended, except where the provisions of this ordinance
are in direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and
such code, in which event conflicting provisions of such ordi-
nances and such code are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3.
That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City
Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, that the sections, par-
agraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are
severable and, if any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance shall be declared void, ineffective or
unconstitutional by the valid judgment or final decree of a court
of competent jurisdiction, such voidness, ineffectiveness or
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unconstitutionality shall not affect any~of..._the_.remaining sec-
tions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases of this ordi-
nance since the same would have been enacted by the City Council
without the incorporation herein of any such void, ineffective or
unconstitutional section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase.
SECTION 4.
That any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys,
neglects or refuses to comply with or who resists the enforcement
of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined not
more than Two Hundred and No/100 Dollars ($200.00) for each
offense. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall
constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 5.
The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is
hereby directed to publish the caption and penalty clause and
effective date of this ordinance for five (5) days in the offi-
cial newspaper of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, as authorized by
the TEX. REV. CIV. STATS., Art. 1176b-1.
SECTION 6.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after the date of passage and publication as above specified.
APPROVED AS TO FORP~I AND LEGALITY:
City Attorney
Date: ~ ' 3 ` _ ~ 3
ADOPTED : 2 - ~'-
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Background
On November 1, 1982 (M&C G-5469), the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 8673,
thereby amending Chapter 13A, "Discrimination," of the Code of the City of Fort
Worth, Texas (1964), as amended, with regard to fair housing Ordinance
No 8673~sought to give to the Fort Worth Human Relations Commission (herein-
_ after referred to as "HRC") powers substantially equivalent to those granted
to-the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (hereinafter
referred to as "HUD") by the Federal Fair Housing Act (Title VIII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1968), so that HRC could process locally, charges of housing
discrimination upon determination of substantial equivalency by HUD The
ordinance amended the•-City's Fair Housing Ordinance by including language to
insure that HRC could obtain the necessary testimony and documents essential to
the investigation of a housing discrimination complaint An typographical error
in Ordinance No $673, found therein after its adoption, altered the thrust of
the amending language
The erroneous provision reads
" The administrator may question and take and record testimony and
statements of such persons who appeal
It should be corrected to read
"...The administrator may question and take and record testimony
and statements of such persons who afar. "
Proposal
The City Attorney has prepared an ordinance to correct that error in Ordinance
No 8673, a copy of which is attached
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Financing
This will not require any additional funds for HRC
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance which
corrects an error in Ordinance No 8673, which Ordinance amended Chapter 13A,
"Discrimination," of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, to meet federal substan-
tial equivalency requirements for processing locally housing~i~n~t~'ion com-
plaints CITY COUNCIL
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Attachment r~-4g, •~j 1983
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SUBMITTED FOR THF~1 ~-`
CITY MANAGER'S i ~ i ~ •n
DISPOSITION BY COUNT; ~~~~r {~ ~y.,
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ORIGINATING
Bill Halt [ OTHER (DESCRIBE)
DEPARTMENT HEAD• CITY SECRETARY
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATsI,oa"rah Grace Ext 7622 AD
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