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i <br /> 1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. XL__e_ <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: June 6, 1994 <br /> SUBJECT: Revised Civil Rights Ordinance and Accompanying <br /> Recommendations from the Human Relations Commission <br /> ------------------------------ ------------------------------ <br /> DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC HEARING: Yes x No <br /> Human Relations Commission <br /> ------------------------------ ------------------------------ <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Revised Ordinance Lucy Lewis, ext 2251 <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBER: <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill - 968-4501 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> ---------------------------------------------------------------- <br /> PURPOSE: To approve a revised civil rights ordinance and provide <br /> accompanying recommendations from the Human Relations Commission <br /> to the Board of County Commissioners. <br /> BACKGROUND: The Board of County Commissioners voted to adopt <br /> a civil rights ordinance on December 21, 1993, contingent on <br /> support from a significant number of the municipalities. The <br /> Chapel Hill Town Council held a public hearing on March 2, 1994 <br /> and unanimously voted to support the ordinance. The Carrboro <br /> Board of Aldermen held a public hearing on May 10, 1994 and <br /> unanimously voted to support the ordinance. Both bodies also <br /> voted to urge the Board of County Commissioners to seek new <br /> enabling legislation that would include affectional preference as <br /> a protected class. The Hillsborough Town Board has indicated <br /> that they plan to hold a public hearing sometime after June, <br /> 1994. <br /> Staff has developed a revised draft of the ordinance based on <br /> comments from the Chapel Hill and Carrboro boards, and from <br /> comments from the Department of Housing and Urban Development <br /> (HUD) ' s preliminary review of the ordinance. The Human Relations <br /> Commission approved the revised draft, with two changes, on May <br /> 23. The Human Relations Commission also approved three <br /> accompanying recommendations to the Board of County <br /> Commissioners: <br /> a) The HRC recommends that the first phase of the ordinance <br /> (housing, public accommodations, and bias-related incidents) <br /> become effective as of January 1, 1995, and that the second <br />