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Human Rights and Relations — Civil Rights Specialist 13 Request: Establish a q new permanent full time Civil Rights Specialist position. Purpose: To improve the services provided to the community by significantly reducing the time required to complete review of discrimination cases, increasing technical assistance to business and individuals and expanding efforts to foster positive human relations in the community: Job Functions: ❑ Provides intake, investigation and resolution of discrimination complaints in employment and housing. ❑ Conducts training sessions on equal employment, fair housing and public accommodation practices for businesses and individuals. ❑ Develops programs for the Human Relations Commission, Commission for Women and other targeted populations. Needs Addressed: ❑ There has been an increase in the number of discrimination complaints received and in the average time required to complete complaint intake, investigation and resolution for discrimination complaints. ❑ Because of the time required to respond to discrimination complaints, Human Rights and Relations' effort in providing technical assistance to businesses and educational programs in the community regarding equal employment, fair housing and public accommodation practices has been limited. Also the department has been limited in developing activities and programs for the Human Rights and Relations Commission and for the Commission for Women on issues that affect women. Outcomes: With the addition of the new Civil Rights Specialist position, Human Rights and Relations will: By June 30, 2000 ❑ Reduce the average time from receipt of a discrimination complaint to resolution of that complaint from the 273 days in 1998 -99 to 180 days by the end of 1999 -00. ❑ Increase technical assistance to businesses by conducting 12 training sessions on topics such as employment discrimination for businesses.