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Attachment 2 <br />Human Rights and Relations Departmental Plan <br />PROLOGUE: <br />The Human Rights and Relations Department exists to promote respect and equality for all residents of Orange <br />County by providing education on issues of equality, discrimination, laws and advocacy, creating coalitions among <br />groups, providing necessary assistance to community based partners, providing staff assistance and consultation to <br />citizen advisory boards, investigating alleged cases of discrimination, enforcing fair housing and public <br />accommodations laws and serving as a referral service for discrimination related issues. The Department's services <br />travel a broad spectrum with respect to degree and manner of intervention, ranging from "proactive" to "reactive". <br />While prevention through education is the primary focus of the Department, enforcement is a necessary and related <br />A <br />corollary in those areas where Human Rights and Relations has jurisdiction. <br />`~ <br />0 <br />