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Y 1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No. yr A ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: April 18, 1995 SUBJECT: REQUEST TO ORANGE COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS ORDINANCE ENABLING LEGISLATION AUTHORIZING DEFERRAL AGENCY AGREEMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC HEARING: Yes X No Human Rights and Relations ------------------------------------------------------------------- ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: Resolution Lucy Lewis, ext 2251 TELEPHONE NUMBER: Hillsborough - 732-8181 Chapel Hill - 968-4501 Durham - 688-7331 Mebane - 227-2031 ------------------------------------------------------------------- PURPOSE: To adopt a resolution requesting the Orange County legislative delegation to amend the Orange County omnibus local bill to the 1995 Session of the NC General Assembly by adding a section that would authorize the establishment of deferral agreements between the County and State and federal agencies. BACKGROUND: The Orange County Civil Rights Ordinance was adopted by the Commissioners on June 14, 1994. Phase I, which addresses discrimination complaints in housing, public accommodations, and bias-related incidents, took effect on January 1, 1995. Phase II, which addresses discrimination complaints in employment, will take effect as of January 1, 1996. The Orange County Civil Rights Ordinance is intended to generally "replace" federal agency processing of discrimination complaints filed under federal law by authorizing a local agency, the Orange County Human Relations Commission, to handle these matters in Orange County. Orange County, on behalf of the Commission, expects to contract with the EEOC and HUD so that the Commission will become the deferral agency to implement this plan. As a deferral agency, the Commission will handle discrimination complaints filed with the EEOC and HUD. These complaints will be "deferred" to the