§ 107. Enforcement procedures.

A.

Complaint. Any person claiming to be aggrieved by any act declared unlawful and an offense by Sections l04, l05 and l06 (hereinafter "complainant") or the compliance official may file a verified complaint, setting forth the particulars of the alleged offense and such other information as may be required by the compliance official. Such complaints must be filed with the City Clerk and the compliance official within one hundred eighty (180) days after the alleged offense has been committed.

B.

Notice and answer. The person against whom a complaint has been filed (hereinafter "respondent") shall be notified and served with a copy of the complaint. Such notice shall advise that the respondent may file a verified answer to the complaint with the compliance official within ten (10) days of receiving such notification.

C.

Investigation and resolution. Within sixty (60) days after the filing of any complaint, the compliance official shall make an investigation of the complaint.

1.

If, after investigation, the compliance official determines that an offense has not been committed, the compliance official shall issue an order setting forth the findings of the investigation and dismissing the complaint. The order shall be sent to the complainant and respondent

2.

Probable cause, notice, conciliation. If, after investigation, the compliance official determines that there is probable cause to believe that an offense has occurred, the compliance official shall notify both the complainant and respondent, and shall attempt to negotiate a conciliation agreement between the parties.

3.

Conciliation agreement. The terms of any conciliation agreement shall require the respondent to refrain from committing the unlawful discriminatory act in the future and may include damages to the complainant and such other provisions as may be agreed upon by the complainant, the respondent and compliance official. A conciliation agreement must be in writing, signed by the complainant, respondent and compliance official.

4.

Referral of complaints to state or federal agencies or to Manager of Criminal Division of the Legal Department. If the compliance official determines that a conciliation agreement cannot be reached, he may refer the findings of the investigation to appropriate state or federal agencies or he may transmit his findings to the Manager of the Criminal Division of the Legal Department.