Chapter 10 - Boards and Commissions
Division 2 - Human Relations Commission
SEC. 10.2-1 ESTABLISHMENT. A Human Relations Commission is hereby re-established with the following purposes:
- To foster and promote better understanding and relations
between all persons in Normal, Illinois, to the end that our
constitutional rights and heritages may be more fully
realized by all.
- To promote actively better conditions among all persons
with respect to housing, employment, recreation, health, and
other services which enhance the quality of life.
- To strive for community-wide coordination and
cooperation using available resources and constructive means
to achieve the economic and social well-being of all persons
in the community.
- To provide educational opportunities and advice to
citizens and public officials in their endeavors to keep
peace and good order.
- To encourage participation by various persons who share
these purposes.
- To achieve these ends by means of education,
consultation, and cooperative planning.
- To protect the human and civil rights of all citizens and endeavor to "make whole" those persons who are illegally wronged of their rights, as set forth in this Division.
SEC. 10.2-2 COMPOSITION. The Mayor, with the consent of the Council, shall make appointments to the Human Relations Commission that reflect a diversity of backgrounds within the community protected by this Ordinance. The Commission shall consist of seven (7) members, one of whom shall be the currently serving Vice President of the Illinois State University Student Government Association, or that person's designee; the other six of whom shall be appointed for four-year terms in the manner provided in SEC. 10.6-1 of this Code, provided, however, two of the initial six appointments shall be appointed for two-year terms, two for three-year terms, and two for four-year terms. The Commission shall elect its own officers. The City Manager of the Town of Normal shall appoint a member of the Town's professional staff to serve as staff liaison to the Commission and to assist the Commission as deemed appropriate in consultation with the City Manager. (Amended 9/7/93 by Ord. No. 4166)(Amended 11/20/06 by Ord. No. 5099)
SEC. 10.2-3 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. The Commission shall discharge the duties and responsibilities found in this Division and Chapter 24 of the Town of Normal Municipal Code. In addition to these and any other duties and responsibilities which are presently or will be legally prescribed for the Commission, the Commission will undertake such activities that will promote the purposes set forth in SEC. 10.2-1, including the adoption of rules of procedures, regulations or bylaws deemed necessary to conduct its meetings, public hearings, and general operations, in order to carry out the purposes or provisions of this Ordinance. (Amended 12/6/99 by Ord. No. 4636)
SEC. 10.2-4 MEETINGS. All meetings shall be held at the call of the Chairperson, or Vice-Chairman in the absence of the Chairperson. The Commission shall hold eight, regularly scheduled meetings each year. Additional meetings will be held at such times as the Commission shall determine. At its September meeting, the Commission shall elect officers and determine the time, dates and place of its regularly scheduled meetings. The place of meeting shall be an accessible environment. All meetings of the Commission will be open to the public and a notice of the meeting time and place will be posted in compliance with the "open meetings" laws. With permission of the Chairperson, persons who are not currently serving on the Commission may address the Commission or may engage in the deliberations of the meeting. (Amended 2/5/07 by Ord. No. 5115)
SEC. 10.2-5 Deleted 4/5/99 by Ord. No. 4586.
SEC. 10.2-6 Deleted 4/5/99 by Ord. No. 4586.
SEC. 10.2-7 Deleted 4/5/99 by Ord. No. 4586.
SEC. 10.2-8 SEVERABILITY. If any
section, subsection, paragraph, sentence or clause of this
Division is, for any reason, held to be invalid or
unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect any remaining
portion, section or part thereof.
(Entire Division 2 of Chapter 10 Revised August 7, 1989)
(Entire Division 2 of Chapter 10 Revised December 5, 1994 by
Ord. No. 4275)